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What themes are explored in Frankenstein?
What themes are explored in Frankenstein?
The themes explored in Frankenstein include creation, scientific responsibility, social justice, critiques of male rationalism and scientific positivism, and the dangers of interfering with nature.
How does Mary Shelley comment on society's responsibility for creating social evils?
How does Mary Shelley comment on society's responsibility for creating social evils?
Mary Shelley comments on society's responsibility for creating social evils through the rejection and persecution of the creature, which drives him to take revenge and commit evil.
What is the creature in Frankenstein and how does he change throughout the novel?
What is the creature in Frankenstein and how does he change throughout the novel?
The creature in Frankenstein is a complex character who begins as an innocent incarnation of the noble savage. Society's rejection and persecution of him drives him to take revenge and commit evil, reflecting Mary Shelley's commentary on society's responsibility for creating the social evils it condemns.
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- Frankenstein is not just a horror story, but an exploration of creation, scientific responsibility, and social justice.
- It critiques male rationalism and the idea that science can reveal all the secrets of the universe.
- Mary Shelley reveals irrational desires underlying scientific inquiry and man's envy of woman's power to create life.
- The novel also critiques the dark side of scientific positivism in the 19th century.
- The creature is a complex character, beginning as an innocent incarnation of the 'noble savage.'
- Society's rejection and persecution of the creature drives him to take revenge and commit evil.
- Mary Shelley comments on society's responsibility for creating the social evils it condemns.
- The construction of the creature reflects the construction of the text, combining different genres and styles.
- Frankenstein is a novel about the mystery of creation in all its forms.
- It is a warning about the dangers of interfering with the process of nature.
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