"He was not born evil. He was made evil by circumstances"
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Sue Chaplin- injustice of his servitude
"[the creature] revolts against the injustice of his servitude and abandonement"
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Greenfieldboyce- arrogant science
"A simple tale of arrogant science"
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Greg Buzwell- scientific transgression
"A story of scientific transgression"
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David Punter- overreacher
Victor Frankenstein is an "overreacher who refuses to accept limitation and is subsequently punished"
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Raymond Boisvert- wicked and reprehensible
"His [Frankenstein's] actions are wicked and reprehenisble"
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Raymond Boisvert- absences dominate
"Absences dominate; absence of openness to others, absence of compassion"
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Peter Brooks- verbal creation
“As a verbal creation, he is the very opposite of the monstrous: he is a sympathetic and persuasive participant in Western culture”
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Williams- bounadaries
"The boundaries between the human and the monster remain problematically blurred"
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Tim Madigan- sowed his own destruction
“By not sharing his findings, and by rejecting the life he brought into the world, Frankenstein sowed the seeds of his own destruction”
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Tim Madigan- harsh and unforgiving world
“an examination of the need of love in a harsh and unforgiving world”
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Anne K Mellor- revolution
Anne Mellor likens Frankenstein to the French Revolution, arguing that it and the Creature originated “in a desire to benefit all mankind” but was so abused that “ is driven into uncontrollable rage”
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Anne K Mellor- **** of nature
“Victor Frankenstein is engaged upon a **** of nature, a violent penetration and usurpation”
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Rosemary Jackson- doppelganger
The monster “functions as a parodic mirror image of Frankenstein”
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
"[the creature] revolts against the injustice of his servitude and abandonement"
Back
Sue Chaplin- injustice of his servitude
Card 3
Front
"A simple tale of arrogant science"
Back
Card 4
Front
"A story of scientific transgression"
Back
Card 5
Front
Victor Frankenstein is an "overreacher who refuses to accept limitation and is subsequently punished"
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