tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post8875550043035475507..comments2014-12-09T17:25:07.561-08:00Comments on Words and Images: Is the monster Human? Yes and NoAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-25046131646564212742011-09-20T19:02:47.802-07:002011-09-20T19:02:47.802-07:00Your definition of humanity has so many components...Your definition of humanity has so many components that it would be impossible to handle them all in one essay. On the other hand, I find the incorporation of a historical element/component promising. In order to use history effectively, though, you need to do something specific with it. Generalizations about slavery (Shelley wasn't American, which might matter) aren't good enough - going to the details of her views of colonialism is probably what you need.<br /><br />Through the rest of the essay, instead of digging into some specific aspect of the text, you get more general - jumping to Martin Luther King, and making the curious claim that because the monster is "more than human" he is therefore human - as if there is no point of view that would understand "human" and "superhuman" as contradictory.<br /><br />Certainly the details of your grammar need work. Even more importantly, though, you need to focus on a single, streamlined argument. What do you want to claim about the novel, and how will you prove it? Going to history (say, the colonization of America, the french revolution, etc.) would be effective, but you need to do the right history for that to work.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-25562209180180468202011-09-18T09:42:42.901-07:002011-09-18T09:42:42.901-07:00I really like the way you compared how the differe...I really like the way you compared how the different time periods would have accepted the monster. It was a unique twist on a pretty general question. Your quotes were all very relevant to the points you used to make your argument. You may want to elaborate on the superhuman idea in the second paragraph.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206625020924273756noreply@blogger.com