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    “Les Miserables” The extract is take from the novel Les miserables written by victor hugo in the nineteenth century. This was the time when art and literature was influenced by Romanticism movement. In this novel hugo has condemned the unjust class based structure of the nineteenth century France. This movement has an emphasis on individual’s freedom of thoughts and emotions from social conventions. They are more concerned with imagination rather than reason. The situation in this passage is idealized

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    When Victor Frankenstein seeks to fulfill his divine desire to become the creator of new life- “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me” (33)- he eliminates the inherent need for a feminine presence among society. By granting himself the title of sole creator of human life, Victor strips females of their primary role in the reproduction process- a role which females have historically derived cultural power from. In his pursuit

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    His most perfect love in all the world was on that train. So he’d run to the end of the earth if he had to(Pg. 120). Juan Villasenor, one of the two major characters in Rain of Gold, a nonfiction novel by Victor Villasenor, faces many problems throughout the book that have a significant impact on the skullduggery little boy we knew from the beginning to the scrupulous and surreptitious man at the end. In Rain of Gold, it follows the sides of 2 characters, Juan, Lupe, and their families during the

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    Captain Walton rescues Victor Frankenstein from a shipwreck in the Artic. While Walton nurses Victor back to robustness, Victor transpires his upbringing in Geneva, Switzerland and his creation of a monster. Victor Frankenstein lived a blissful, euphoric childhood with his school friend Henry Clerval and his adopted sister also the love of his life: Elizabeth Lavenza. He describes Elizabeth as a calm marvellous blond who appreciates poetry. Henry is just as ambitious as Victor wanting to prosper and

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    In the story frankenstein victor is very different from how dev is in his story.in frankenstein victor always seems worried about his monster. He is thinking about the worst possible things that could happen. He wants to keep his friend henry away from it at all times. Victor regrets what he has created. In the story rebellious robot dev is the one that has created a robot. It is built to only do what he tells it to do. He is so proud of what he has made that he is not worried about showing

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    Lastly, Victor should be blamed the most because of his untrustworthiness. Victor quietly stays not revealing the truth to anyone about the Creature during the trial when Justine is accused of William’s death. He deserves all the blame since he refuse to speak about the Creature during the trial, even though, he already knew the real criminal. However, his main reason for keeping his secret is to protect the Creature. Victor tries to convince himself to make him feel better for creating the Creature

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    Victor Wooten redefines the word musician. Regaled as the most influential bassist since Jaco Pastorius, Victor is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the Grammy-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. But those gifts only begin to tell the tale of this Tennessee titan. Victor is the loving husband and devoted father of four; the youngest

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    from a human, a monster? What about them makes them wretched, evil, and unjust? Victor Frankenstein is an inventor that created “life.” When his creation doesn’t look how he pictured, he turns his back on the Creature. In Beauty and the Beast, the Beast is cursed by this Enchantress for his immoral behavior. When someone or something looks different than a human, we disrepute it. The Creature was created by Victor Frankenstein and is brought to life by an assortment of limbs and organs. While the

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    In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the unnamed creature brings terror to civilians and commits horrific acts against his creator, Victor Frankenstein. However, his redeemable acts of kindness makes his character morally ambiguous. He struggles between doing well and causing trouble because of isolation, the excerpts of society, and his pursuit for love. Like a baby, Frankenstein’s creature was born innocent and inexperience of how society works. Neglected by his creator, the creature had no

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    Essay on The Tragic Story of Victor Hugo

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    Victor Hugo’s life was full of sad tragic events and political affairs. Hugo once said, “To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.” And living is exactly what Hugo accomplished. He wrote numerous stories and essays, lived a vivacious love life and had heated opinions about the government in France. In the end of it all though, Hugo was a great romantic author who still lives on today in his works of literature. Before Victor Hugo there was Joseph Lēopold-Sigsbert Hugo and Sophie Trēbuchet

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