Frankenstein

Essay by aybaybay August 2014

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Bailey Woo

5/2/14

Period 0

Frankenstein Analysis

There were multiple strategies that stuck out in the analysis of passage A. First, the person took a lot of information and simplified it into well written, to the point sentences. The analysis does not have any rambling sentences, and they stayed completely on topic. The analysis clearly stated what the writer had said, and added a magnification of the monster's suffering. The writer also went back to identify the monster's origins, when he had to teach himself how to do everything, so that they could help the reader understand the pain that he was feeling. The quotes in the analysis did not feel out of place, or separate, they were smoothly integrated into the sentences, where they naturally fit. The quotation also strained the significance of the words. The writer summarizes the quotation of "I have never yet seen a being resembling me… what was I?" and comes to the conclusion that "He struggles with the most fundamental questions of identity".

Overall, the first analysis used good writing and analyzing methods that made it stand out.

The analysis of passage B was strong because of the writing tactics used such as quotation usage, summary, and analyzation. The writer also used well-structured sentences that said a lot without writing a lot. The writer stayed on topic; they got straight to the point and said what they wanted to say. There was just enough summarization without repeating exactly what the passage said. The mixed amount of summarization and analysis kept the writing interesting. The writer analyzed the comparison between the monster and Frankenstein, with their similar isolation, but self-imposed versus society imposed causes. Again, the use of the quotation "remained silent" stressed the action. It was analyzed that Frankenstein's absence of action also "led to...