A Reoccurring Theme Of Mary Shelly 's ' Frankenstein '

Frankenstein’s creation was lost in the world with no one who could have understood him . It felt sorrowful and unfulfilled emotions as seen in this quote. Betrayal by Victor leaves a large impact the monster carried, which, turned into a monster full of hate and dissatisfaction. Victor’s creation was not a monster , but new born baby in a grown horrific body that was not to be called his own . It becomes a monster both mentally and physically, who will be feared by all . Victor not giving him the love he needed gets the monster enraged, which leads the monster to cause series of events that affects Victor unforgivably. .

He always puts the blame on his passions or his wishes, never himself. He even blames his own father. According to Victor, his actions are the the fault of the “spirit of good” or chance or knowledge. When he does finally acknowledge that the creation of the creature and the way the creature grew up is his fault, he claims he’s only “not altogether free from blame”. He does not fully take the blame, and then he goes on to basically say that everybody makes mistakes, so it’s okay that he reanimated and abandoned a human who had already been dead. He calls his creation a catastrophe, a wretch, a miserable monster, a filthy demon, a devil, a depraved wretch. What Victor does not acknowledge is that he was the one who made the creature this way. When it comes to describing Victor, he is seen as “noble and godlike in ruin”. He is not seen as a monster who did irreparable damage to another human being, but as a fallen god. What’s more is that Victor does not hesitate to blame himself for the deaths of William, Henry, Elizabeth, and even Justine. Though he is, in a way, responsible for their deaths, it’s by extension. He won’t take the blame for what he’s truly responsible for-creating and abandoning this creature with nothing but fear, confusion, and

Victor brought Isolation upon himself, throughout his life. Victor was deprived of “rest and health” and worked hard for nearly two years, while he isolated himself in his chamber creating the creature. After creating the creature Victor went into emotional isolation coping with the fact of creating the

The theme of isolation from family and society is constantly presented in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Mary Shelley explicitly describes how becoming detached from the family or society leads to serious tragedy and despair. Several characters, such as Victor, the monster, and Walton, in this story undergo through this type of catastrophic situation; some of them even leading to death. Not only in the book but also in the real life, isolation, itself, generates negative results. In this book, one can divide isolation into different types; these are inevitable isolation, self-isolation, and compulsory isolation.

“The summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit.” (Chapter 4 page 67) This quotation shows how isolation is portrayed through Victor's own actions through this chapter. While working carefully to construct the “monster”, Victor had set himself aside from his surroundings

(Shelley). The fact that Frankenstein fled from his creation very shortly after it came to life, proves how he refused to accept his obligations and responsibilities after his creature was created. ?The [creature] is Frankenstein?s abandoned child? (Mellor Abandonment 357). It is unfair to bring something into the world, and then not teach it how to survive. Victor was intimidated by his hideous characteristics and felt threatened by the creature. He did not know his creation at all, so he had no right to judge him. This is an example of how various people and society place too much judgment on physical appearance. The creature had just come into the world for the first time, and the first thing he saw was his creator screaming for his life as a result of his appearance. This traumatized the creation, and caused him to seek revenge on Frankenstein. This novel shows how when people are prejudice against physical deformity or ugliness, it automatically characterizes that person as bad or monstrous (Halberstam 59). Victor was the one who gave him these characteristics; so in fact, he is to blame for the creature?s appearance being so monstrous.

When the creature is first created, he is made known to the world in the most insensitive of ways. Victor abandons him and the creature is left on his own in a world he can’t possibly understand. He is rejected by anyone who sets eyes on him, and at first he can’t understand why. There is no coherent way that anyone could criticize the creature as being evil based off of his appearance and the creature not being able to understand. Victor’s creation is not a monster in this novel because throughout the entire novel every person he sees has misguided and rejected him. Anything that is newly born can’t be evil, because everything and everyone is born without personality, normalities, or a sight of what

His scientific ability is astounding, but the result was grotesque and freakish. I am not sure what Victor expected when he first gazed upon his creation but his utter resentment and disgust catapulted this simple-minded being into total rage and evil. Victor’s actions went unchecked and he neglected to fulfill his obligation as father to this creature. Victor is the monster for creating

As babies and infants we are taught what is right and wrong. The experiences a child has with his or her parents are what shape a person’s conscience. Victor being the evil person he is has completely taken that experience from his creation. With no “relation or friend upon Earth,”(Shelley 147) the so called monster had no chance to be loved and learn to do what is right. Not only has Victor not given his creation the ability to naturally experiment with what right and wrong like children should, he abandons the creation immediately after it comes to life.

It is notable that all main characters of the novel experience feelings of loneliness and alienation. The Monster, Victor and Walton experience these feelings. Victor Frankenstein, does not have good relations with his family. He does not keep in touch with his father and sister despite they really want to have good relations with him. The author describes in great detail good relations in Victor's family and their desire to keep in touch with Victor. Despite time and effort to science but it does not bring him enough moral satisfaction. Victor can not find the way out for his negative feelings and uses since and experiment as a way to entertain himself and to get rid of loneliness. The author uses the old theme of Faust when the search for technical progress and scientific advances results in the loss of humanity. Victor does not possess feeling of love and compassion. The Monster notes for several times that he wants to find these feelings in his creator but constantly fails. He compares himself to other people who deserve love and understanding of God, who created them, and states that his creator has abandoned him: “Sometimes I allowed my thoughts, unchecked by reason, to ramble in the fields of Paradise, and dared to fancy amiable and lovely creatures sympathizing with my feelings and cheering my gloom; their angelic countenances breathed smiles of consolation. But it was all a dream; no Eve soothed my

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life” - Omar Khayyam. Throughout the story Frankenstein by Mary Shelley one character in particular was able to touch upon different themes. This character did not even have a name. Can you imagine? Such an important part of a novel which has impacted history was not even blessed with a name! This character was known as “the creature or to others a monster”. Within this story there were multiple characters who were able to show examples of multiple themes. I believe that the character who was stripped of having any basic respect because he was nameless was able to convey such themes the most effectively. Subsequently, the creature was able to show the themes of appearance vs. reality, abandonment, and revenge/vengeance the

, Victor shows complexities of his own. When his creation begs him to create a female for it so it does not have to be alone, Victor agrees after some hesitation and shows empathy for it “His tale, and the feelings, he now expressed, proved him to be a creature of fine sensations; and did I not, as his make, owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow?” (Shelley 102).This prompts Victor to see his creation not just as a monster, but also as a human for the first time. While he shows moral hesitation about the consequences a new creation could have, he is still more concerned about his reputation and “that future ages might curse me as their

Mary Shelley included multiple themes in her novel Frankenstein. All of which were relevant in the time period the novel was written. The varying themes in Shelley’s Frankenstein address the danger of knowledge, loneliness, and regret. The danger of knowledge is the most prominent theme, and effects more than just one character in the novel. Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the monster, is one of the characters that realizes too much knowledge is not a good thing.

In the novel Frankenstein, Victor’s monster is portrayed as a fragile yet angry being or thing that has endured much hatred and shun from those around him. Throughout the novel we see the monster feeling alone and without love from everyone, “ Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind.” Frankenstein has felt outcast and alone from the moment he left Victor’s home, he is feared and hated by all and is even left without a shelter or food for days because of how hated he is for looking ugly and pale. Many people can relate to what the monster felt on his journey, and although we have not experienced any of those losses we still may feel as outcasts.

Chapter 16’s main theme consisted of the mental battle between man and monster. Frankenstein has generally tried to fit in as part of a normal society but later finds out that he will never truly be accepted. After reading notes and books from Victor Frankenstein's jacket, the monster battles  his demons of why he is the way he is especially contemplating intimacy of another. One of the books the monster read on explained a woman by the name of emma who found love in another and was able to share her feelings and secrets. Friendship was another theme of the book the monster read, causing the monster to also feel a mourning towards companionship. His struggles finally reached a peak and resulted in the death of William and the negotiation