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Comparing Frankenstein And The Elephant Man

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Education can impact people differently. For some people, the more knowledge they gain and receive will lead them to new ideas, thinking, and behavior. For others, education can be dangerous that can alienate or separate them from society. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein suggests that education plays a harsh and dangerous role in society therefore leads to negative and destructive effects on the creature. The creature has a thirst for knowledge and acceptance by society but his education only alienates him and contributes to his monstrosity. David Lynch’s The Elephant Man suggests that education leads to self-realization and understanding. John Merrick longs and desires for acceptance and normality in society but his education only helps him realize
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In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus has to choose between going near Scylla or Charybdis, but both are incredibly dangerous; even so, he decides to go near Scylla. However, by going near Scylla he has lost six of his companions, although if he went near Charybdis all his companions would perish. In this scenario, Odysseus chooses Scylla as the lesser of two evils. Similarly, in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley when deciding whether Victor Frankenstein, or the creature is a bigger monster, it is clear that both have committed absolutely abhorrent actions in their lives; nonetheless, the creature is the lesser of two evils in this instance. Furthermore, we must understand the underlying similarity and evil that both of them have been responsible, either directly or

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Different struggles in life, either in a physical or mental way, relate to all humans at some point or another. A human being will always face that struggle, but what can help make their path better is help. Someone to help or guide another person along the way makes a journey more pleasurable. However, when someone, or something, is left alone over a period of time, that can change how they see the world. With no one around to talk to or understand parts of life, their physical and mental traits can change or become unhinged.

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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, whose full official title is The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. Based on the 1974 film of the same name by Brooks and Gene Wilder, it is a parody of the horror film genre, specifically the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its 1939 sequel, Son of Frankenstein. While the plot remains mostly the same, there are a number of changes from the film. The opening number, "The Happiest Town in Town", isn't based on any scene in the film. Elizabeth (Emily C. Niswonger) arrives in Transylvania much earlier than in the film, where she arrives after "Puttin' on The Ritz," a song performed in the film by only Frederick (Craig D. McKerley) and the Monster (Clint Cox).

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Classical movies/films are those everyone loves throughout the generations, sending a universal message. One being the film Young Frankenstein, a comedy based on the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Dr. Frankenstein. In this film a scientist named Frankenstein refuses to take on his families name and inventions, but later on become obsessed with the information he found in one of his grandfather’s scientific experiments which he mimics and brings life into a human body using an abnormal brain. The 1974 story was written by Gene Wilder, Mary Shelley and directed by Mel brooks and produced by Michael Gruskoff, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp, its main purpose was to show that one should be careful of how they use science, and that they should

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If one were to hear the quote, “It’s alive! It’s alive!”, they would instantly know where it comes from. This is entirely due to James Whale’s Frankenstein released in 1931 by Universal Films and based off the book written by Mary Shelly, that was published anonymously in 1818. Universal Films THESIS STATEMENT.

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I think the language that Frankenstein uses alludes to his creatures humanity. Frankenstein repeatedly calls him a murderer since Little Frank killed William. Something I wanted to point out is that animals/beasts do not murder. They kill (which in a way is different). The beasts and animal kill for either survival, protection, or for food.

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Roles of Women's in World War 1 and World War 2 Women's lives back in the 20's and 40's had a big change difference within the time frame of the wars. They were the maid of the house hold when the men went off to work or to join the army. Women weren't allow to have jobs when married.

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Helen Keller went through her life without her sense of sight or hearing. She was barred from being able to look at the world around her, or hear the sounds of the world. However, she was able to overcome these differences and tell other blind and deaf people about her story. In the same way, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, and Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, both give us insight on the ideas of knowledge and truth. By contrasting Frankenstein and “Allegory of the Cave”, we can find the idea of being hidden from the truth, the different forms of knowledge, and telling others about the truth.

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Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley in 1818, and The Vegetarian written by Han Kang in 2007 are two horror novels that defined the modern horror genre; while both are considered “body horror” –which is a subgenre of horror described by the unnatural transformation, destruction or mutilation of a physical body– Frankenstein was a very early example while The Vegetarian is a relatively new novel in the subgenre. Throughout the books both the monster and Yeong-hye are forced to conform to society's expectations of them, despite what they wish they could be. In Frankenstein and The Vegetarian the monster and Yeong-hye are both trying to distance themselves from how they were initially created; while the monster tries to disconnect himself from

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Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a great comparison is shown between Victor Frankenstein, the main character, and Prometheus, one of Greek mythology’s greatest Gods. Shelley borrows from the tale of Prometheus a consequence resulting from searching for a great source of enlightenment and power. In creating a being and giving it life, Frankenstein seems to take on the remarkable role of God which leads him to thinking that a power that is so heavenly cannot be played with by mankind. During his quest to expand his creative knowledge, abilities, drive, and ambition to know the origin of life, he puts himself in conflict. Frankenstein gambled his way into the godly realm without realizing he committed a sin by creating the monster, and

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The adaption from book to film is a hard fraught translation, in which many themes and fundamental ideas can be lost. This is apparent in the adaption of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein into the 1931 film directed by James Whale of the same title. While the two stories are of the same premise, they are fundamentally different in later story elements, ideas, and themes. Even though the film inspires horror and intrigue like its novel counterpart, it lacks the complex moral arguments and depth of the book it is based upon. Whale’s Frankenstein ultimately fails as an adaptation of Mary Shelly’s work, because the removal of the narration and moral conflict present in the novel, which causes the film to lack overall emotional depth.

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"Human vulnerability." "Irrational fears." "Hypothetical reasoning. " In Stephen T. Asma's article "Monsters and the Moral Imagination", Asma uses these words to describe the reasons behind the creation of and belief in monsters.

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Frankenstein and his monster begin with opposite lives: Frankenstein has everything and the monster has nothing. However, in creating the monster, Frankenstein’s life and feelings begin to parallel that of the monster’s life. Frankenstein is incredibly intelligent with a fascination for science, but ultimately his thirst for knowledge leads to his undoing. Similarly the monster is determined to understand the society around him. But once he does, he understands that he will never be able to find companionship, which leads him to pain and anger.

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On the other hand, Frankenstein was able to obtain love much easier than the creature. Although it was easier for Victor, he shows his desire for love in a letter he wrote to his father; “My dear father, re-assure yourself. I love my cousin tenderly and sincerely. I never saw any woman who excited; as Elizabeth does, my warmest admiration and affection my future hopes and prospects are entirely bound up in the expectation of our union” (Shelley 108). Here Frankenstein’s love for his Elizabeth is displayed and characterizes his desire for love.

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Frankenstein In most fiction stories, there are always two characters that do or do not represent different sides of the same character. Frankenstein is a short gothic horror story written by Mary Shelley. Shelley writes about a scientist who created a being from dead body parts. Victor Frankenstein as the protagonist of the story created a monstrous character that was a reflection of himself.

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