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Frankenstein
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Literature
11th Grade
09/30/2014

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Tell story, about how your mom used to take you to the forest when you were a child. 

 

afterwards then tell a story about how in foster care you met a kid who was rejected by a fair amount of kids but when you talked to him he had a great heart 

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>In Frankenstein almost every character is disgusted by how the monster looks. They don't give him a chance to express himself the way he wants to. 

 

>That eventually leads to the demise of several characters including Victor 

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>Victor never recognizes inner beauty. Every woman in his life knows him simply because they look nice,not because of their personality. 

 

>Alphonse met Caroline because she had beauty on the outside, and that's also how Victor met/"fell in love" with Elizibeth 

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>This influences Victor's creation of his monster. He uses a big head (for a large/smart brain) strong legs and large arms/ hands 

 

>He doesn't really "look" at the creature. He mentions that his hands are doing the work and he cannot control what they do  

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>Notice how in nature,  the characters reflect what internal beauty is supposed to be

 

>While the monster was in the cave, he observed the De Lacey family. Together they struggled and came together in times of harm/solitude. They represented what true beauty was

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>Since De Lacey couldn't see, he was the only character that seemed as if he appreciated the monster's company a bit more 

 

>Shelly uses this to make a statement about society. Explaining that society focuses too much on beauty on the outside, rather than on the inside. 

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>In life, try to focus more on what's on the inside. Don't be little someone just because they aren't considered "normal"
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