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Gardner English101stPeriod 18November2013 AnnotatedBibliography:Frankenstein

Bellows,Allan."TheEthylPoisonedEarth."DamnInteresting.N.p.,08Dec.2007.Web.01Dec. 2013.

AllanBellowsanalyzesthelifeofThomasMidgley,Jr.,ascientistwhodevelopedafueladditive thateliminatedproblemswiththeautomobileengine,aswellincreasefuelefficiency.Midgley workedfortheGeneralMotorsResearchCompany,lettinghisdesireforanefficientfueladditive drivehimtocreatetetraethyl,latershortenedtoethyl.Thiscreationearnedhimmillions,butit costthelivesofmillionswithitsworldchangingpollution.MidgleyalsocreatedCFC,which famouslydestroyedsomeofEarthsozonelayerbeforebeingbannedcompletely.Atthetime, Midgleywasrewardedforhisscientificadvances,andthenegativeeffectofhiscreationswere unknowntohim.

InthearticletitledTheEthylPoisonedEarth,AllanBellowsshowcasesthelifeofascientist whosecuriosityanddriveleadtodeath.AsimilarstorycanbefoundinFrankenstein,wherethe themeofcuriosityisnoticeablyprominent.VictorFrankensteinlethiscuriosityshapethemonster, whichlaterkilledhisfamily,andwasathreattomanypeople.AlthoughMidgleyneverobserved theharmcausedbyhiscreation,therearemanyparallelsinFrankensteinandMidgleyslives. Theybothconstitutedharmfulanddamagingthings,topeopleaswellasthesurrounding

Chavez2 environment.FrankensteinandMidgleybothdiedindirectlyfromtheirscientificadvances, FrankensteinreceivedadeadlyillnessandMidgleyreceivedpoliofromhisworkwithchemicals, buthismechanismforgettinghimultimatelykilledhim.Bellowshighlightsthedangerofa scientist'smind,andtheeffectofcreationonhumanityinaclearandinsightfulway,andithelps thereaderunderstandthatcuriouscharacterofVictorFrankensteinisnotfarofffromreality.

D'Ammassa,Don."Frankenstein."Bloom'sLiterature.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.18Nov.2013.

DAmmassasarticletakesalessliterarycritiqueonthenovelFrankenstein.Heexposesthe novelssomewhatnormalplot,althoughithasimaginativetwists.DAmmassagoesthroughthe manydifferentversionsofFrankensteinstories,fromthespoofYoungFrankenstein(1974)to FrankensteinUnbound(1973)andthemanytelevisionandfilmspinoffsinbetween.Theauthor ofthearticlerecognizesthefamiliarityoftheFrankensteinname,duetoitspopularityasa householdmonster,butalsoexposesthetruthaboutMaryShelley'sFrankenstein(thatisinfact nameless,andoftenmistakenbythenameofhiscreator,VictorFrankenstein).DAmmassa explainsthebeautyofthelifeanddeathofthemonster,andtheeffectthatsciencehasona person.

DAmmassasarticleisafitforsomeonelookingtoclarifythenovel,andgivereferencestothe moderndayphenomenonFrankensteinhasbecome.Hisarticleiseasiertounderstandthanothers, butdoesnotloseintellectualvalueinexchangeforclarity.Theauthordescribesthesituationwhen thecreatorisdestroyedbythecreation,thearchetypeofthemadscientist,andamanwholoses hissenseofmoralityinhisquestforknowledgeandthesecretsoftheuniverse.Thearticle revealsthecharacterofVictorFrankenstein,andhismanyaspectsofpersonality.Thearticleis

Chavez3 perfectforcharacteranalyzation,especiallythecharacterofVictor,anditdoessoinanacademic yetrelatablemanner.

D'Ammassa,Don."Shelley,MaryWollstonecraft."Bloom'sLiterature.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.2Dec. 2013. DAmmassasarticlegivesdetailsaboutthestoryturnednovelFrankensteinsbeginnings,andits creator,MaryShelley.DAmmassagoesintodetailofthecritiqueShelleyreceivedwhen Frankensteinwasfirstpublished.Itwasafirstofitstime,anditsgruesomestorytellingwas unheardoffromalittlegirllikeMaryShelley.DAmmassagivesinsighttothemodern Frankenstein,whohasworkeditselfintoalmosteveryhouseholdinAmerica.Theculturalimpact ofFrankensteinisfarmorethanShelleyeverwouldhavebelieved.

Thearticleisusefulforlearningmoreaboutthewritinganddevelopingofthestory.Itexhibitsthe powerofMaryShelleysstorytelling,anditslastingprominencewithAmericanCulture.Itgives specificexamplesofwhereyoucanfindShelleysstoryintodayssociety,throughmoviesand television,anditinvitesthereadertorealizethatalthoughthewordsmaybethesame,reading Frankensteintodayisacompletelydifferentexperiencethanreadingitinthetimeofits publishing.

Englert,Hilary."scienceandtechnologyinFrankenstein."Bloom'sLiterature.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web. 1Dec.2013.

HilaryEnglertdocumentstheroleofscienceanditsdangerswritteninthecoreofFrankenstein, andthescientificadvancesinthe19thcenturythatledtothediscoveriesinFrankenstein.The

Chavez4 articledelvesintothescientificalreferencesbehindthewordsofthenovel,anditclearly showcaseswheretheworldofsciencewasinrelationtoFrankenstein.ItalsoexplainsVictors fascinationforalchemy,andsciencethatisoutdated,evenwhenheisawareofthemodern scientificadvances.

ThearticlegivesaclearexplanationforscienceinthenovelFrankenstein,anditdoesthiswith specificreferencestoscienceinthenovel.Italsodemonstratestheroleofscienceforthe characterofVictor,andhowscienceshapesVictorsstudiousandacademicpersonality.

MulveyRoberts,Marie."Shelley,MaryWollstonecraft."Bloom'sLiterature.FactsOnFile,Inc. Web.2Dec.2013.

MulveyRobertsshowcasesthelifeofMaryShelley,daughteroffamouswomen'srightsactivist MaryWollstonecraft.MulveyRobertstellsoftheconceptionofFrankenstein,whereitwas thoughtupwhileShelleywasinaforest.ShelleyoriginallywroteFrankensteintoscareher friends,andherconnectiontonaturewhilewritingthebookleadtoFrankensteinsdeep associationwithscience.

ThearticleoffersaninsightfuldocumentationofShelleyslife,aswellasabriefsummaryonher mothers.ThearticlesdetailonthecreationofFrankenstein,thenovel,isseeninthebookitself, throughhintsofsettingandtheme.

Scott,SirWalter."RemarksonFrankenstein."Bloom'sLiterature.FactsOnFile,Inc.Web.18Nov.

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SirWalterScottsarticleprovidesfaircriticismonthenovelFrankenstein.Itexposesthethemes thataresometimeshidden,andsometimesintheforefrontofthenovel.SirWalterScottis impressedbythenewanduntriedemotionthatthenovelbringsout.Frankensteinsabilityto touchonuniversalemotionssuchasloveandfear,whilegivingastorythatisabnormaland bizarre,delightsthecritic.Scottsaysthenovelisarefreshingandextraordinary,anddiscloses theuncommonpowersofpoeticimagination.

Thearticleisclearandinsightful,andoffersanintellectualviewonthenovel.Itcancomeoffas tooscholarly,anditsummarizesmorethananalyzes.Itistoocomplicatedfortheordinaryreader, however,itoffersexcellentliterarysupportandsuccinctsummaryforthescholar.Ratherthan providingsimpleanalysis,thearticledelvesintothetext,exposingwhatthenovelistrulyabout.It relatesthebooktosuchworksasMacbethandEuclid.Thearticleisusefullearningmoreabout theplot,butdoesnotprovideenoughreviewtobeconsideredcriticism.