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This 3 page paper discusses the turning of a person into a monster, as well as the statements made about technology, nature, and the soul of man. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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purpose. The answer to this question may best be answered by studying some of the classic monsters in literature. Both Mary Shelleys, Frankenstein monster, and Joseph Conrads character, Kurtz are
prime examples of monsters and the al encompassing themes of ambition, empire, ethics, and technology. Mary Shelleys story, Frankensteins Monster, is a complicated, layered literary work dealing with the human
soul, the corruption of the human soul, and ultimately, the redemption of the human soul. Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness, and its title character, Kurtz, has less complexity than does
Frankenstein, but some of the same themes apply. The character of Kurtz, for example, started from innocence, then was reverted, converted, reverted back to his natural, raw instincts and thus
the corruption. However, in the end, Kurtz is not, in ones opinion, redeemed. It is interesting that Shelley gives the monster feelings so that the reader feels sorry for
him and angered at the doctor who fathered him. The monster searches for his own brand of identity. Without a mother or a father to claim, he is at a
loss as to how he might define himself. He reads Miltons Paradise Lost. This is an ironic statement, one might think, by Shelley. The monster begins to read and is
so moved by the portrayal of Adam that he begins to identify with Adam. Like Adam at the beginning of creation, he, too, is lonely. Kurtz, on the other hand,
begins life as a civilized man. His identity is secure. However, when the civil trappings are removed from him, it becomes apparent that for all the d?cor, mankind is still
a savage at heart. Frankensteins monster works this theme in reverse. He is a savage first, then becomes civilized only to be rejected by civilization because of his appearance. Both
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