Analysis Of ' Frankenstein ' By Mary Shelley

Alienation is a product of society’s inherently discriminatory bias, catalyzed by our fear of the unknown in the realm of interpersonal conduct. Mary Shelley, in her novel, Frankenstein, dissects society’s unmerited demonization of individuals who defy—voluntarily or involuntarily—conventional norms. Furthermore, through her detailed parallel development of Frankenstein and his monster, Shelley personifies the tendency to alienate on the basis of physical deformity, thereby illustrating the role of the visual in the obfuscation of morality.

The monster- unattractive appearance; starts with really good intentions that turn bad because of how people react to him; lonely; sad that Frankenstein doesn’t want him; angry that he is the only one of his kind; vengeful (towards the end of the novel);

Shelley addresses romantic conventions in Victor to convey his loss of identity. Victor is impatient and restless when constructing the creation, so much, that he does not think about it’s future repercussions. One of the great paradoxes that Shelley’s novel depicts is giving the monster more human attributes than to it’s creator [p. 6 - Interpretations]. This is true as the monster seeks an emotional bond, but Victor is terrified of it’s existence. The monster later reveals, “I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurred at and kicked and trampled on [Shelley, p. 224].” Victor’s lack of compassion is rooted from the inability to cope with his reality. He distances himself from others and is induced with fainting spells [Shelley, p. 59]. From this, the nameless creature exemplifies Victor’s attempt to abandon his creation to escape his responsibilities. His creation is described as, ‘wretched devil’ and ‘abhorred monster,’ eliciting that the unobtainable, pitied identity [Shelley, p. 102]. The act of not naming the creature reveals Victor as hateful, and unnaturally disconnected to his own created victim.

Frankenstein shares many of the same characteristics with monsters, such as his appearance, his selfishness, and his aberrant desire to be Godlike. Victor Frankenstein is described as grotesque, almost demon-like, during the scene in which Frankenstein laments his fury on

Frankenstein has become a symbol in contemporary society. Upon hearing the name, one might imagine a tall, muscular green man with short black hair, a flat head, and two bolts pierced on both sides of his neck. Although that is the Frankenstein present now, the modern Frankenstein is only an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s original creature. Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1818, is a gothic novel in which she tells the tale of a man creating life. This creation of Victor Frankenstein’s monster eventually hurt the people he held dear. Following the popularity of the book, James Whale directed Frankenstein, in 1931, which started the movement of Frankenstein’s contemporary image. While in comparison to the novel’s questionable identity of the monster,

Victor Frankenstein is in many ways more monstrous than the monster he created. Victor and his creation demonstrate a thesis-antithesis correspondence wherein they reflect opposite character traits. Victor has no sense of empathy or compassion, whereas the monster, although hideous and rejected by society as an outcast, has

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein there are several parallels that can be drawn. One of the major parallels in the novel is the connection between Victor Frankenstein and the creature he creates; there is an interesting relationship between these two characters. Frankenstein and his creation are not blood related, however, their similarities bond the two. Despite their dislike for one another and their physical differences Frankenstein shares many characteristics with his creation, throughout the novel we see each of them find comfort in nature, become isolated from society, and seek revenge towards those who have wronged them. There is significance in these similarities; if Frankenstein’s creation had not been physically deformed they would

Granted, the creature practically acquired every trait of the modern day monster; however, one can argue, Mary Shelley characterized Victor Frankenstein as the novel’s monster. Mary Shelley arguably also established a character as a monster to teach valuable lessons

The Frankenstein that Mary Shelley wrote about changed the perception of the story that was told to me when I was growing up and saw on television. Throughout my childhood, Frankenstein was depicted as a stiff, giant, clumsy monster with a hideous face, scarred green body and with plugs protruding from his neck. Upon reading Frankenstein, I started to view him not as a monster but as someone who was born into a tragic life full of hardships due to his appearance and not his personality.

Mary Shelley’s narrative, Frankenstein is the story of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. “It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils…by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.(52)” This was the time and the place in which the creature came to life. Victor Frankenstein thought that his creation was a hideous monster, but his ignorance blinded him from the truth. In veracity, Victor Frankenstein was the real monster this was evident from his selfishness, from his cruelty and rejection of his creation, and because he

Monroe grew up fatherless and with a mother who was schizophrenic. Her mother’s disease made her unfit to raise her. Monroe was then given to her mother’s best friend, Aunt Grace, but Aunt Grace ended up giving Monroe to an orphanage; she was in and out of the orphanage and foster homes for years (Real Life Marilyn Monroe).

Frankenstein’s monster is actually quite similar to Monroe in the sense that he also faced many difficulties throughout his short life. The monster’s struggles begin the moment he is created when Victor Frankenstein, filled with “breathless horror and disgust”, flees from the monster

Overall, Monroe had a huge influence on society from 1940 till her death. She was a very famous actress and model and many actresses today still try to reenact the scenes she had done. Because of many things Monroe had done such as singing and wearing seductive type of clothing it made her popular which made her an icon. This famous picture of her is still up in different places which shows how much of an icon she was and how much people liked her. Even though she had a tough childhood, she did what she could to show everyone you can rise above

This had a serious effect on Monroe’s early life. Her mother had several debilitating mental illnesses which affected her ability to care for, then named, Norma. Eventually, her mother was institutionalised, forcing Norma into foster care. There she faced rather awful care, neglect, emotional and sexual abuse, et cetera. During Norma’s reinvention into the Monroe we know today, she was often haunted by the fear that her mother’s disease was hereditary and she would be stricken with the same fate as her mother.

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley depicts characteristics of gothic literature by showing grotesque characters, bizarre situations, and violent situations. Frankenstein is about a man from Geneva named Victor Frankenstein. He is a smart man, who at a young age, becomes very interested in natural philosophy. His parents, Caroline Beaufort and Alphonse Frankenstein loved him more than anything in the world; he was an only child for several years. However, one day Victor’s mother, Caroline, adopted Elizabeth Lavenza. Caroline fell in love with Elizabeth’s looks when she saw her on the streets of Paris; Victor and Elizabeth were set to be married when they were older. Throughout his teenage years, Victor befriended Henry Clerval, an only child