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Frankenstein
1. Frankenstein is a cultural artefact; it reproduces particular ways of thinking. In what ways are certain ideologies foregrounded?

Any novel from a different period of time than our own acts as a cultural artefact, in the sense that they reproduce particular ways of thinking that were evident in the period in which they were created. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is used in this way to present certain ideologies from the 19th century to the modern reader. Frankenstein tells the story of a creature that is disowned by his creator and in turn wreaks havoc in the creator's life as a means of revenge. There are certain central ideologies that were relevant to Shelley and her society at the time of writing this text which are foregrounded by certain events and circumstances within the novel. Shelley was influenced by many philosophers and littérateures, these influences and the society surrounding her led her to adopt the certain ideologies and beliefs which are......

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