An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is about the tabula rasa. The tabula rasa is also referred to as the blank slate. It is the idea that all beings are born without knowledge, before experience. This connects to Frankenstein's monster because he learns prejudice through experience.

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Frankenstein films
prejudice

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English

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Science Fiction

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John Locke Society, “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 10, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2913.

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