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This 5 page report discusses “Frankenstein” as a
literary work from the psychological perspective of criticism. .
Although “Frankenstein” has developed a life of its own (just as
the monster did) separate from the original story, each version
of the “myth” contains one primary and enduring factor,
regardless of the context in which the story is re-invented and
re-told. That single factor is the wholesale rejection of the
“other.” The “other” meaning the creature which each person is
capable of creating and bringing to life that is ugly beyond
description and rejected by one’s own community. Bibliography
lists 4 sources.
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context in which the story is re-invented and re-told. That single factor is the wholesale rejection of the "other." The "other" meaning the creature which each person is capable
of creating and bringing to life that is ugly beyond description and rejected by ones own community. Bibliography lists 4 sources. BWmarysh.rtf A
Psychological Review and Criticism of "Frankenstein" By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction
The first thing the student writing about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelleys "Frankenstein" is that it is a story that is much more than simply the story of a Halloween monster tale.
Although "Frankenstein" has developed a life of its own (just as the monster did) separate from the original story, each version of the "myth" contains one primary and enduring factor,
regardless of the context in which the story is re-invented and re-told. That single factor is the wholesale rejection of the "other." The "other" meaning the creature which each
person is capable of creating and bringing to life that is ugly beyond description and rejected by ones own community. Looking at "Frankenstein" in that context, allows the student who
is critique the work to borrow from the psychological realm of criticism. Psychological Review of "Frankenstein" Some of the contextual criticism that literary historians have had the
tendency to dismiss provide insights that allow "Frankenstein" to serve as a meaningful document for the chronicles of scientific development. Not surprisingly, most critical attention of "Frankenstein" has been concentrated
on literary issues, not the least of which is whether or not Frankenstein should be regarded as an example of science fiction or historical allegory. (Most often, the
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