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Back to category: Novels Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. mary shelley's Frankenstein “How far do you agree that Mary Shelley has created a monster?†Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published finally in 1831,There are many aspects to the novel that can be considered to be monstrous or the work of a monster. The most commonly referred to monster of the novel is Victors creation. Physically, the creature consisted of a tangled mass of dead body parts stitched together to become what nature would never have produced, hence the use of the word “monsterâ€, meaning “unnaturalâ€. This quality is labelled by horror philosopher Noel Carroll, as "ontological impropriety."-The perpetual taboo of blending categories between living and dead, animate and inanimate sets an absolute boundary between the dead and the living- and its considered monstrous. However,other aspects such as the novel as a whole when thinking about the traditional values of the time, and Victor Frankenstein’s part in usurping the power of god need to be ana... Posted by: Raymon Androckitis Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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