Over the first half of the term we have been studying Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Graham Greene's "The Destructors". The object of this coursework is to compare the two stories

... ENGLISH WIDER READING COURSEWORK FEBRUARY 2002 Over the first half of the term we have been studying Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Graham Greene's "The Destructors". The object of this coursework is to compare the two stories: what their perception of the nature of evil is and the ways they turn them into fiction. The main contrast between the texts concerning "where evil comes from?" is that Mary Shelley's reason for the fiend becoming evil is that several times during his life, he was mistreated: Victor Frankenstein in the early days neglected and abandoned him when he was tying to be friendly. This caused the fiend to be lonely and sad because he had no one. After this, the creature tried to be sociable to a family living in a cottage; he helped with their chores and looked up to them. When he confronted them however they didn't want to know and

want to read more? →