1.In the sixth chapter of his work “Meditations” Descartes makes a distinction between the mind and the body as two things which are fundamentally different, referring to the body, he calls it “res estensa”, a finite, limited thing which does not have the capacity to think. The mind on the o...

Life and death are essential elements in Gothic fiction. Life conveys hope; whereas death, hopelessness. These two words interlock with each other. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelly suggests that there is a fine line between life and death. Frankenstein’s life becomes dedicated to analyzing life a...