Topic
The Frankenstein Application
Instructions
Literary works like Frankenstein explore the “human condition” or experiences that humans encounter. The study guides for Frankenstein offer several “Real Life Considerations” meant to help you critically analyze the applications of the work’s themes in today’s world. Now, you will choose one of these topics and explore it using secondary resources to learn more about the novel and its relevant social topics. You might find information about social issues in familiar sources such as magazines, newspapers, or social science journals.
Your thesis statement and paper must address both the literary qualities and the social issues as you evaluate the novel, Frankenstein.
Answer preview
The nature and nurture controversy is a debate that tries to explain if a behaviour is inherited or acquired (Saul McLeod). In reference to human behaviour, nature describes the innate features of an individual while nurture involves the external factors that influence behaviour such as the environment, life experiences and learning. Therefore, the nature and nurture debate examines what makes human behaviour such as personality, cognitive traits and psychopathology. These two factors distinguish the behaviour between people.
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