Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Life & Times
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This 6 page research paper examines how Mary Shelley's own life, times and geographical locale illuminate her literary masterpiece, Frankenstein. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Novel and Film
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A 6 page paper comparing Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film with the original novel. Particular emphasis is placed on a comparison of the construction and education of the monster in both versions. No additional sources cited.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Socialization Of The Monster
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A 5 page paper discussing how the Creature in Mary Shelley's novel learned to be a self-educated, articulate, sensitive man. The paper speculates that had he lived in the twentieth century, more help would have been available to socialize him. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' vs. Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'
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A 7 page comparatison between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Robert L. Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The writer posits that the authors used split personalities and other circular dualities to express the same opinion about roles in Victorian society, but come to separate conclusions as to the treatment of their 'monsters.' Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' vs. Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' # 2
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts the novels, Frankenstein (1818), by Mary Shelley and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Specifically discussed is the dual nature of man explored in both books. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'/ Romanticism & The Gothic
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A 5 page analysis of Mary Shelley's novel in terms of these two dominant literary movements of the nineteenth century. The paper asserts that Frankenstein dovetails the typical Gothic theme of the living dead with that of science gone amuck to produce a story that vilifies technology instead of the individual -- just as Romanticism sets out to do. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'/ The Character Of Elizabeth Lavenza
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This 3 page paper examines the significance of Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein, and what her character represents to the narrative. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Mary Shelley’s Gothic Novel, 'Frankenstein'
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A 10 page paper which examines the Gothicism of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s masterpiece, Frankenstein (1818), by first defining Gothic, then providing specific examples from the novel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Significance Of Thresholds In The Work Of Bronte And Shelley :
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The idea behind a threshold is threefold it separates the space between what lies on one side of the door and the other, it stops the door from swinging between those same spaces and it forms the base for the frame of the door. The analogy of a door is a popular one for understanding life, whether fictional representations of life or real life. Doors open into new spaces, experiences and knowledge. This 7 page paper examines the stories of Jane Erye, by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, and Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, and argues that there is at least one incident where a character 'stands at the threshold' of a decision that will change their life. No additional sources are listed.
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The Quest in Works by D.H. Lawrence and Mary Shelley
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A 5 page analysis of The Virgin and the Gipsy by D. H. Lawrence and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The writer argues that it is novels that form the 'myths' of our age and that each of these works reflect the characteristic 'quest' that is an inherent part of any mythology. No additional sources cited.
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George Eliot's Conclusion in 'The Mill on the Floss'
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A 5 page analysis of the conclusion of George Eliot's nineteenth century novel 'The Mill on the Floss.' The writer argues that the conclusion was inevitable based on the importance that Eliot placed throughout the novel on the relationship of Maggie and Tom and due to consideration for contemporary moral standards. No additional sources cited.
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Martyrdom in Shaw, Bolt, and Eliot
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A 7 page paper looking at the issue of martyrdom as it is presented in George Bernard Shaw's 'Saint Joan;' Robert Bolt's 'A Man for All Seasons;' and T.S. Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral.' The paper asserts that there are times in life when we must make difficult ethical choices, and sometimes compromise just isn't an option. In those cases, martyrdom becomes the only ethical choice to make. No additional sources.
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Modernism in Eliot and Woolf
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A five page paper showing how T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf consciously defined modernism in their critical essays and employed it in their works. Specific works discussed are Woolf’s “The Metaphysical Poet and Modern Fiction” and “The Mark on the Wall,” as well as Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” and “The Waste Land.” No additional sources.
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Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days'
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A 5 page character analysis of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's infamous play entitled 'Happy Days.' The writer feels that she represented the self-transgression of loneliness and the mundane emptiness that life can have. Several quotes from the play are used to support this thesis.
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Samuel Beckett's Views on Women
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A 5 page paper contrasting Beckett's view of women in his novel Murphy, written in 1938, with that presented in his play Endgame, written in 1955. The paper concludes that after his prolonged stay in France, Beckett became detached from his particularly Irish way of looking at women, but was unable to gain the perspective to see them as anything more than symbols reflecting his own alienation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Applying Salman Rushdie's Concept Of 'Newness' To Winterson And Focault
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This 5 page report discusses Rushdie's 'how newness comes into the world' as applied to the issue of gender stereotypes and both specific and implicit gender roles. The report also examines the relationship between gender and power as applied by Jean Winterson's 'Sexing the Cherry,' and Michel Focault's 'The History of Sexuality.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' vs. 'Haroun and the Sea Stories'
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A 5 page paper that compares and contrasts characterization the themes in 'Satanic Verses' and 'Haroun and the Sea Stories' by Salman Rushdie. The writer examines Rushdie's use and placement of phraseology to move the action forward. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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