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Mike Bock AP Literature

Frankenstein Persuasive Essay - Outline

Topic: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in the context of Frankenstein. Question: Does the creation of Frankenstein realize who/what it is?

Thesis: Although many are fooled by the monster’s realization of it’s ugliness, the monster hardly achieves self-actualization.

Additional papers: ‘Frankenstein Meets Maslow’ - Courey Tamra

Introduction: ( I think I’ll make this into two paragraphs... Because it’s so long but for now it is one) -introduce Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs -concept: Step 1: physiological need (food, water, air, sleep, exercise, shelter) Step 2: safety and security needs (comfort, order, structure, physical safety, freedom from fear, and protection) Step 3: love and belonging needs (receiving of affection, companionship, satisfactory interpersonal relationships, and identification with a group) Step 4: self esteem needs (self respect and respect from others, works to achieve success and recognition in work, and desires prestige from accomplishments) Step 5: self actualization (feeling of self-fulfillment and the realizations of his/her highest potential) -accurate perception of reality -acceptance of self, others, and nature -spontaneity -privacy with a tendency towards detachment -appreciation for life -epiphanies (mystical, religious, or mission oriented) -a non-hostile sense of humor -little racial, social, or religious prejudice -creative, resourceful tendencies and most important -problem centered rather than self centered motivation -No thesis! It’ll be later.

Body #1 - Monster realizes: self. -introduce Frankenstein -story plot relating to the creation of the monster and of it’s looks -how many of the hierarchy of needs fit into Maslow’s description It found that by eating berries It found safety in the hovel of the cottagers It found love by staying with the cottagers and especially when he talked one to one with the old blind man In order to achieve respect, he causes fear - part where he approaches Victor to tell him to meet him at the icy mountains Realizes that he is ugly. -goes through each step -but doesnt actually reach it

Body #2 - Twist -Thesis -why he does not fit -he touches upon most of the steps, however, is not fully engaged in all of the steps therefore, it is hard to say that he achieved it -he never gets passed Step 3 (love and belong) -rejected from victor -rejected from the villagers -rejected from the cottagers -cries over the death of Victor, his creator/father

Body #3 - Connection to Mary Shelley -Give background & relate Monster’s hierarchy of need to Mary’s (Frankenstein) -mother dies in childbirth (father abandons child) -father remarries a woman that’s not fond of her (father does not accept son) -physiological need is fulfilled as a child (eats berries) -stepmother however does not provide the love (even the cottagers reject) -leaves home age of 15 with Percy Bissau shows how insecure she felt at home (lives in the ice caps) -achieves step 3 when she gives birth to william her 2nd son -self-actualization hardly achieved because her half-sister commits suicide and her son dies -husband dies (father dies) -another miscarriage

Conclusion: -no, the monster does not realize who he truly is -mary shelley creates the monster to reflect upon her needs during her life -conclude all the ideas aforementioned.

Written paragraph: Tiffany & Company necklace; Feragamo clothing; Gucci bag; Prada heels. These items are not products that we necessarily need in life - for most of us anyways. Introduced in 1943, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests five ideas that creatures desire: physiological satisfaction, safety, love, esteem and self-actualization. The monster in Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, seeks to achieve the highest state, self-actualization.