Petite La Fleur

In Chapters 1-10, the author introduces the two major characters, Victor Frankenstein and the Creature, as well as several minor characters including Elizabeth Lavenza, Henry Clerval, and Justine Moritz. While these chapters follow Victor’s point of view, whom we find out is the stranger on board Robert Walton’s ship, the minor characters play just as a pivotal role in the story as Victor does. The three minor character’s I’ve chosen were all part of Victor’s childhood and hometownlife in Geneva, prior to his studies in Ingolstadt. To begin, Victor Frankenstein falls within several archetype roles to include the mad scientist and the creator god. Before his departure to Ingolstadt, however, he was primarily an intellectual interested in sciences and philosophy. To exemplify Victor’s studious character before his obsession with the creature, “From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole occupation...

February 8, 2016 Robert Walton, the captain of a ship to the North Pole, is searching for a passageway from the North to the Pacific and he writes his sister, Mrs. Margaret Saville, of his dangerous voyage. “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light? I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle; and may regulate a thousand celestial observations, that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever.” (Shelley 1). However, while Walton is on this expedition, he finds himself lonely and seeking companionship although he cannot find it among his shipmates due to his superiority status as captain and their lack of education or scholarly knowledge. He seems to seek a challenge in both himself for discovery and friendship. His main goal on this voyage, as expressed in Letter I to his sister, “you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind to the last generation, by discovering a passage ...

In the summer of 2010, Gary Yourofsky gave a speech at the Georgia Tech University on Veganism. In the briefest way possible, Yourofsky argued that the best way of life that does the least amount of damage to the planet and other beings is by partaking in the Vegan lifestyle. Giving statistics and research that disproves the theory that humans are meat eaters, Yourofsky gives compelling evidence and shows revolting graphics to the students. Examples include footage of a dairy farm in Ohio mutilating their cows, man’s intestines only being that of 6 to 8 times the size of our toros, similar to herbivores, rather than 12 to 14 like normal carnivores, and visuals of food alternatives to renounce the idea that “all vegan food is gross”. In this speech, Gary Yourofsky makes riveting arguments to allow the students to question every piece of information involving food and meat they have ever known. The target audience in this instance includes all meat eaters and even Vegetarians. Youro...

Waking up at 9:30 would have been nice if I hadn't been woken up at least six times throughout the night. Regardless, I got ready and Heather picked me up at 10:20ish. We had some errands to run but first stopped by Starbucks. Where we actually ended up just sitting until noon, talking about a lot. It was nice but we probably should've ran our errands. Thus, we went to her house to eat lunch with her mom which was nice. (: At about 2, we went back to the mall strip area for Heather to get some clothes from PacSun and a perfume from Victoria's Secret before stopping by Walmart for me to get some things as well. She dropped me off at home around 5, so I decided to take a shower and put some clothes away before eating dinner with my family. For dessert, mom had made Vasilopita Cake which is traditionally made for the New Year. Everyone gets a slice and each slice is dedicated for family and friends since there's a hidden piece inside indicating who will have good luc...