Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Why I Chose the Word "Greed"

One reason why I chose the word greed was because of a recent viewing of Wall Street. Gordon Gekko has a speech to the shareholders of Teldar Paper that greed is good. Also, another that interests me is that the word "greed" does not have its meaning in its spelling which leads me to believe that the word has a rich history and it will be interesting to research.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

My Monster/My Self

  • Frankenstein offers a critique on parenthood. It relates parenthood to monstrousness.
  • Frankenstein can be read as an autobiography of a woman.
  • Victor's Creation of the monster somewhat parallels Mary Shelley's creation of her book.
  • All the female characters in Frankenstein are beautiful and seemingly perfect while the male characters are flawed and have inner conflict. This suggests that women are so incompatible with monstrousness that Victor can't even create a female version of the monster.
  • The most striking literary importance of Frankenstein is the story in relation to Mary Shelley's life.