Frankenstein, By Mary Shelley

This shows that Victor even knows that he will not be happy while he is isolated, but he plans to return to the things that make him happy when he is finished with his work.

Victor was raised in a very caring and loving home. His parents gave Victor everything he wanted and Victor grew up with great friends. Victor’s parents even adopted him a lifelong companion in Elizabeth so he would never feel lonely. Victor had very strong relationships with those who surrounded him.

In the text, Victor makes many references to his destiny. As he sends himself to prison to attempt to get away from the dreadful life of karma that lies ahead, he describes to his father what he believes his destiny is. Victor says to

Even though she said so many good things about his father and about things he was afraid of, Victor did not want to show any compassion for his father. It is like the story on Real Boys, Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity. Victor was hiding behind this mask so he would not show his emotions. However, after the accident, he began to think about his father. He understood that no one could be perfect and he finally saw that he really loved his father.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has undoubtedly withstood the test of time. Frankenstein’s direct association with fundamental Gothic literature is extremely renowned. However, the novel’s originality is derived from the foundational thematic values found within the relationship (or lack there of) between Victor Frankenstein and the monster he had created, in combination with a fascinatingly captivating plot. Understandably, Frankenstein can often be associated with a multitude of concepts; however, in this particular instance, the circumstances in the book seemed remarkably coherent with Shelley’s Romantic beliefs in preserving the natural world, and one’s natural existence. These values present themselves as metaphorical symbols that

The relationship between Elizabeth and Victor lead to the assumption that possession of someone results in some sort of an intimate relationship: “my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only” (Shelley, 37). The tone of this passage is incredibly possessive. It seems as if the only reason Victor is giving any praise or importance to Elizabeth is because she is his until death. Due to the powerful proprietorial tone of this line, I got the impression that Victor believes he is the only one who gets to decide when Elizabeth can die. Another tone I get from this line, is a sense of pride. He doesn’t actually have pride toward Elizabeth, but rather he has pride in the fact that she was his and only his.

Although humans have the tendency to set idealistic goals to better future generations, often the results can prove disastrous, even deadly. The tale of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, focuses on the outcome of one man 's idealistic motives and desires of dabbling with nature, which result in the creation of horrific creature. Victor Frankenstein was not doomed to failure from his initial desire to overstep the natural bounds of human knowledge. Rather, it was his poor parenting of his progeny that lead to his creation 's thirst for the vindication of his unjust life. In his idealism, Victor is blinded, and so the creation accuses him for delivering him into a world where he could not ever be entirely received by the people who inhabit it. Not only failing to foresee his faulty idealism, nearing the end of the tale, he embarks upon a final journey, consciously choosing to pursue his creation in vengeance, while admitting he himself that it may result in his own doom. The creation of an unloved being and the quest for the elixir of life holds Victor Frankenstein more accountable for his own death than the creation himself.

Victor’s downfall is partially due to the fact that his mother dies right before departing to college, which is a very big change in his life. This lack of a mother in his life leaves Victor unguided both morally, and when it came time to make decisions. When talking about his childhood, Victor acknowledges that it was his parent’s “hands (that) (directed) [him] to happiness or misery” (1.42). During the days after his mother’s illness took her life, Victor feels immeasurable despair. Because of her sudden death,

Victor’s entire life is a search for perfection; much like all the perfect objects that were gifted to him as a child. Victor’s inability

Both Victor and his creation suffer internally from the ridicule of society. Victor has always been a family man, and was interested in learning. Eventually, Victor would find himself in a prominent institute where he becomes obsessed with creating life. To give more insight, Telgen Diane explains “Readers get the distinct feeling that Victor's inquisitive nature causes his emotional and physical peril because he cannot balance his intellectual and social interactions. For instance, when he leaves home to attend the University of Ingolstadt, he immerses himself in his experiment and forgets about the family who lovingly supported him throughout his childhood” (Diane 188). His family was very prominent and were on the top of society. Internally

What purpose does it serve to have multiple narrators telling a story? In Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein, three main narrators tell the story about the creation of a monster and the events that follow. The job of narrator shifts between Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the monster that Victor creates. As each narrator shares his own recollection of the events that occurred, new facts are introduced to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Although Frankenstein uses multiple narrators to tell the story, it is important to look at the effects it might have on the stories accuracy. In this essay, I will closely examine the motives, differences, and similarities of each narrator to see what influences, if any, they have on the narrative.

The author’s tone about Victor can be seen in a negative way as he is alone. “I was a poor, helpless wretch: I knew, and could distinguish, nothing” (Shelly 90) Victor is upset with this past creation and thinks he is running out of ideas, he understands his helplessness and he is very unsure about how to deal with it at this point in time, moreover it seems as if he can’t distinguish reality from a sort of fantasy in his mind. Shelly almost seems to make him appear insane, he can’t confide in anybody about his creation, he must just sit and cry in pain thinking about the evil that he has caused, how could that not drive a man insane during a period like

Victor's father and Elizabeth portray family values, showing love and support to each other, and to Victor. Even When Victor leaves and “abandons” them, they still welcome him back into the family, upon his return and thus, Victor feel abandoned by those he loves.

His relationship with his father influenced his behaviors later in the novel when Victor is given the chance to guide someone else in a foreign world, he choose to let them have a ‘child’s blindness’ since he only knows how to guide himself.

While Victor has had many struggles with his own mental health issues for a majority of his adult life. He is faced with the challenge of helping his parents with health issues and they enter into aging adulthood. It is clear the Victor does appreciate, and love his parents and does want to help his parents as they get older. The family, has faced many obstacles in the past with financial issues, family trauma, and language barriers. However, Victor and his family does appear to have support systems in place that helps the family with services. Because of his mental illness Victor did struggle in the past with his adulthood responsibilities to help his family. However, due to his treatment and recovery team, he is able to maintain stability