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Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, examines the irrational behavior of the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein. It looks at how Victor Frankenstein's irrational behavior begins with his ambition, and what begins as a healthy curiosity about nature and science turns into an obsession that he cannot control. It analyzes the effect of this irrationality on the other characters in the story and shows how Frankenstein's irrational behavior leads to the death of four innocent people and, eventually, his own demise. The 1995 movie version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein directed by David Wicks effectively conveys the book, but there are notable differences and similarities. The differences dealing with the education of the monster, the ending of the story, the handling of the death of Justine, and similarly dealing with the turning point of the story help create a better understanding of this complex story.

A notable difference between the book and the movie was the education of the......

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