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Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus - Coggle Diagram
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
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PLOT
Victor Frankenstein,
a Swiss scientist, manage to create a human being by joining parts selected from corpses.
Despite careful preparation, the result of the experiment is ugly and revolting
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THE INFLUENCE
childhood
his personal memories, the mother's death caused her nightmares
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The myth of Prometheus
in Greek mythology Prometheus was a giant who stole the fire from the gods in order to give it to men
In so doing, he challenged the divine authority and freed men from gods' power
MAIN THEMES
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the usurpation of the female role, since the creation of human beings becomes possible without the partecipation of women
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