What Is Nature Vs Nurture In Frankenstein

In analyzing portrayals of women, it is appropriate to begin with the character of Margarita. For, within the text, she embodies the traditionally masculine traits of bravery, resilience, and violence as a means of liberating herself from an existence of abuse and victimhood. Even more, the woman plays upon stereotypes of femininity in order to mask her true nature. The reader witnesses this clever deception in a scene where the character endures a “wholesome thrashing” from her huge, violent, and grizzly bear-like husband, Guerra (81). Although Margarita “[submits] to the infliction with great apparent humility,” her husband is found “stone-dead” the next morning (81). Here, diction such as “submits” and “humility” relate to the traits of weakness, subservience and inferiority that are so commonly expected of women, especially in their relationships with men. Yet, when one

The book’s main appeal and power is the author's use of Estrella, who serves as the focal point of all the large issues. In one particular scene, we see Estrella playing with one a naked doll. Estrella asks the naked doll if she was okay and then shook the doll's head “No”. This conversation with the doll can be seen as the sense of denial that takes place in a child’s mind that is not allowed to openly express herself, her fears, her anxieties, and her hopes. She allows the doll to represent her honest feelings about the lifestyle of living she is placed in. She is a unique and interesting individual, who will not grow up to be knocked down by economic issues, difficult labor, and especially men.

Martirio once had a man interested in her but that opportunity was snatched away from her by Bernarda. On page 191 Poncia says, “Martirio is lovesick, I don't care what you say. Why didn't you let her marry enrique Humanas? Why, on the very day he was coming to her window did you send him a message not to come? And Bernarda responded, “... My blood won’t mingle with the Humanas’ while I live!” This is an example of how different Martirio’s circumstances were from Adela and Angustias. Martirio was repressed from her desire for freedom from her mother and became jealous when her sister’s were not denied in the same way. These two themes lead the characters to believe that escaping one prison will make them free, only to be confined to another. This is the situation the women in the play recognize as a inner conflict. An example of this is on page 169 when Amelia says, “These days a girl doesn't know whether to have a beau or not.” Additionally, On page 208 Adela says, “ I can't stand this horrible house after the taste of his mouth. I’ll be what he wants me to be.” This quote shows how the girls view men as an escape from their sheltered home. Men represent freedom as well as repression. For Example, On page 169 it says “... Her sweetheart doesn't let her go out even to the front doorstep.” This shows us that Bernarda’s daughters realize if they stay at home forever, they will be controlled by their mother,

Sofia was the fun, carefree child in her family and all of her sisters are shocked when they see Sofia being suppressed and controlled by her boyfriend. The sisters liked Manuel at first, but then they took a step back and saw that, “The Lovable Manuel is quite the tyrant. A Mini Papi and Mami rolled into one. Fifi can’t wear pants in public. Fifi can’t talk to another man. Fifi can’t leave the house without his permission. And what’s most disturbing is that Fifi, feisty, lively Fifi, is letting this man tell her what she can and cannot do” (Alvarez 118). They see how Sofia is being suppressed and are shocked at how Sofia let her boyfriend do this to her. Sofia meets Manuel in the Dominican Republic and at first everything was going great. But then everyone started to see what was really going on. This man, as acceptable in the Dominican Republic, was completely in control of what Sophia did and how she acted. This passage shows that men in the Dominican Republic need to be in control of their women and have them listen to everything they say. This shows even more when Sofia tries to stand up to him, saying, “‘You have no right to tell me what I can and can’t do!’” (Alvarez 118). Sofia standing up for herself infuriates Manuel because he believes Sofia should not stand up to him because he is the man of the house. Sofia then feels she must beg for

Now that Monica has the dress and heels Alvarez describes this girl to looked dolled up as if she was a princess. This raises problems because princesses have no power within a monarchy. The father often decides when she is ready to become a woman and pays a dowry for her to go to a new dynasty. This is also ironic because on top of the tradition and ritual of dressing up like a princess. Monica Ramos’s themes are Disney Princesses emphasizing the entrapment of the girl into womanhood even more. This raises even more questions about what it means to become a woman.

Every day people are born, the result of the binding together of two separate sets of genes and and chromosomes and DNA. From that day forward human beings, with the world and your family raising you through your life. How will you turn out? How will you be affected by nature and nurture? For as long as the study of pscycology has been studied the topic of Nature vs Nurture has been debated about. Our Nature is what we are born with. It is a mix of your genetic inheritencve and othe biological factors taht you have no control over. On the other hand we have Nurture, which psycologit beleiev is how the person grows up and the influeneces of the people in their lives. For example relationships are seen as a way to guide a perosn to a health and

In the world of psychology, there is a behavioral theory called “nature vs. nurture.” This theory suggests that all children are naturally good, that they are born with a blank slate, and they need mothering in order to become “human.” I believe there are certain things that someone needs to qualify as human. I think all infants are born naturally good, but it’s up to their guardians whether the infant turns out to be a good character. It is also up to you whether you want to be a good person with good values.

Is it nature that determines an individual's personality, or is it the way the individual was raised/brought up? Nature and Nurture are a great debate when it comes to a taking sides. Nature being the all the factors that affect an individual through its genetic makeup. Nurture on the other hand being the influences that affect the individual from worldly sources. In the novel Frankenstein this topic is apparent through the creatures genetics and experiences.

In the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the story begins with the character Walton who stumbles upon the main character, Victor Frankenstein on a voyage to the artic. Victor explains his life story, which includes his creation, Frankenstein, which turned out to be a monster. Victor abandons his creation from the beginning out of disgust. This creature he made had to learn how to live and interact on his own. Out of anger on human kind the creature becomes a monster who kills many people Victor loves including his brother, William, his friend Henry Clerval, and his bride to be, Elizabeth. The novel makes the reader question if the behavior of Victor and his creation are influenced by nature or nurture. People are not born with an innate

due to being disparate from traditional beliefs.Although many literary critics may argue the actions of Alba do not translate to the previous women in her family, the novel’s depiction of a severe patriarchal society, conveys four generations of women who all are essentially their own individual ,but ultimately depict these “different individuals” who in actuality all root from one single type of model.

Although the sisters’ mother knows of the hardships surrounding becoming the “perfect” wife, she still adamantly raises them to get married, showing the cyclic nature of these gender rules and the extent at which they were engrained into Latin American culture. The novel states that the girls have been “reared to get married.” , with the use of the word “reared” reflecting on their loss of identity as they are dehumanized to cattle or animals and the matter-of-fact tone further emphasizing that these are the expectations of all young women. The education of the Vicario sisters seems unimportant compared to their preparation of marriage, as it was the norm in 1950’s Colombia for women to only reach middle school before focusing on domestic duties. Activities such as knowing how to “sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron… and write engagement announcements” are the tasks that control the lives of the sisters, all of which are not complex and revolve around being able to take care of a husband. The mentioned actions are all skill-based and not intelligence-based and focus primarily on basic housewife tasks, exhibiting that the expectations of the sisters was focused solely on becoming wives and that domestic skills were more highly valued than intelligence in women. This further represents the role of women as providers and exhibits the cyclical nature of gender roles through generations as Purísma and her daughters all succumb to their patriarchal society. The use of listing also gives the reader a sense of these ongoing simple tasks dominating the lives of the sisters until their death, as the list seems never-ending. The sisters thus embody the idea that Latin American women were “raised to suffer” and treated as less than human individuals. By describing the girls as

Sandra Cisneros may have a better than average intending to this story. My initial introduction about this story can induce in numerous things. This two young ladies from the story might be extremely poor even destitute. They are battling in life. Their fundamental toy is a Barbie, however this Barbie is not fit as a fiddle. This are utilized toys. From what I can see from this story is that this two young ladies might be Latin, individuals without archives. Attempting to survive the city. Cisneros chooses to expound on clashes straightforwardly identified with her childhood, including isolated social loyalties, sentiments of estrangement, and debasement connected with destitution. This story is a reasonable point of view from Cisneros and what she is speculation about the world. These two young ladies of the story speaks to the youth of ladies from low class family. In the Barbie-Q story these two young ladies couldn 't care less about their social class. What they just need is to play with Barbie dolls. They even couldn 't care less in the event that they are harmed. In the story, there is a contention amongst dream and reality. Here, the character acknowledge her own particular social foundation and comprehend that it doesn 't make a difference the excellence. We need to acknowledge our own particular character and disregard realism. This story educate and attempt to let us know that we need to acknowledge us how we are and that excellence doesn 't makes us lovely by any

Sexuality plays a significant role in the novel. Be it Oscars’ inability to have sex, Yunior, the narrators, constant search for a woman, the sexual abuse that Lola is victim of as a child or the constant sexualization of Beli as a teen. In these cases, when analyzed, the reader can see that the treatment or, mistreatment of these cases, is often transgenerational. Starting with Lola, the sexual abuse she experienced was at a very young age, and when she tells her mother about it, she is told that she must never speak of it again. This shame that comes with sexual abuse is often repressed by families and victims alike. Lola refers to repressed memory as “within a year I couldn’t have told you what that neighbor looked like, or even his name” (Diaz 56). The way that Lola was sexualized at such an early age, is the same way the she was sexualized on the streets of Santo Domingo as a teen. Yet, Beli does not recognize these similarities. Often, young victims often feel a sense of blame because of the shame that is felt by their families. The sexualization of young girl is not seen a major problem, that is because woman in the novel are disposable. It does not matter if it the dominate Raffaele Trujillo, or the weak Oscar Wao, they all see women as the next conquest, not matter how it is romanticized.

However, the men’s “standing erect” does not negate their inferior status compared to the leader. Their physical strength will just be exploited by perpetrators of the cult to subdue any political opposition. In a word, they will be made to act as pawns in the dictatorial venture of Ramon and Cipriano. As women cannot provide that manpower they are unnecessary and “may sit”. In this context, Ramon’s indifferent attitude towards his wife, Carlota should be noted when she, being a devout Christian, frenziedly opposes consecration ceremony of Quetzalcoatl inside the previously Christian Church. Ramon’s indifferent attitude towards Carlota is both a rejection of her womanhood as well as her different religious faith thereby reconfirming the alignment between patriarchy and dictatorial politics in Lawrence’s ideology of that time. Kate being a woman herself quickly fathoms the male-chauvinism in Ramon’s

During her relationship with Rodolfo, Mimi’ demonstrates her flirtatious side, as it is implied that she notices other men: as they are walking towards the café in act two, Mimi’ is said to be watching a group of students, and when Rodolfo asks ‘Chi guardi?’, she answers, coquettishly, ‘Sei geloso?’. This is further confirmed in act three, where Mimi’ confesses to Marcello that Rodolfo’s jealousy makes him suspicious of ‘un passo, un detto,/ un vezzo, un fior’, whereas later on, Rodolfo hilself tells Marcello, ‘con amarezza ironica’, that Mimi’ ‘e’ una civetta/ che frascheggia con tutti’, and that she encourages Vicount’s advances. Mimi’ also momentarily reveals her vanity and a more materialistic side, incongruous with the ideal of a modest maiden, when at the beginning of her relationship with Rodolfo she wants him to buy her a new bonnet. ‘Andiam per la cuffietta?, asks the girl, and when Rodolfo buys it for her she is eager for compliments (‘Mi sta bene questa cuffietta rosa?’). But the new bonnet satisfies her appetite only for a moment: ‘Bel vezzo di corallo!’, she cries watching the window of a shop, trying to induce Rodolfo to purchase the necklace for her as