ENG 510 Lecture 4: Lecture 4, Feb 06: The Vampyre
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He fails as a scientist and as a parent. There was a parallel between frankenstein and god. In 1831, beliefs changed, people began to acknowledge morality and ethics in religion: religion pushes back against science. Therefore, mary shelly changed frankenstein to have more remorse in his actions, behaviours, and therefore he repents and takes responsibility for his actions. This aspect wasn"t absent in the earlier text, but it was made more implied in the revised text. Women wonder if their writing is worth anything, maybe their writing is a symptom of some derangement rather than intellectual creativity. Men writers worry more about if they can measure up to the other male writers. They"re associated with the dark and nighttime, live in dark, scary places. Because: associated with temptation; seduction of eternal life; strongly associated with notions around temptation and desire: the way they feed is even sexualized.
