Frankenstein Character Analysis

However, the results of the creation of the Creature are egregious, as the creature begins to murder people, specifically Victor’s loved ones, including his brother William upon realizing that William is related to Victor. Victor here is partially at fault in his brother’s death, as he abandoned the Creature, leaving it to terrorize the people. Though he is overwhelmingly contrite for their deaths, he neglects to admit who the true culprit is in William’s murder and allows Justine Moritz to take the blame, an example of his morally ambiguous actions. His inconsiderate actions cost Justine her life, though he feels horrible for it. Even then, he argues that the action he regrets the most—the creation of the monster—was the work of destiny, which was “too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.” (Shelley 23) Again, Victor places blame on fate to justify his obsession with ambition that led him to create the thing he regrets the most. His failure to recognize his role in William’s, Justine’s, etc. deaths while concurrently feeling remorseful for them solidifies his status as a morally

Character Analysis: Give your ideas about the main characters(s). Include what you like and dislike about the characters and why they deserve praise or criticism. Does the author intend for you to like/dislike them? How do you know?

When the monster is betrayed by Victor the only thing that comforts his hurting is the thought and idea of revenge. The monster goes after Victor's brother, little William. When Victor finds out about his loss, he knows it was the monster which had made him feel devastated about what has occurred. This broke Victor emotionally because the relationship he had with his brother was robust. Victor cared about his brother more than his owned wife Elizabeth. The mindest the monster had was knowledgeably because of the way he knew taking the closest person away from Victor will harm him the most.

Friends will determine the direction and quality of your life. Loneliness is a battle that all people will once face at a certain point in their life; it is how they handle it that determines the outcome of that battle. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein loneliness is the most significant and prevailing theme throughout the entire novel. Shelley takes her readers on a wild journey that shows how loneliness can end in tragedy.

does not realize the Monster’s motives: to kill Victor’s loved ones and to obtain ultimate power.

    In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley combines three separate stories involving three different characters--Walton, Victor, and Frankenstein's monster. Though the reader is hearing the stories through Walton's perspective, Walton strives for accuracy in relating the details, as he says, "I have resolved every night,...to record, as nearly as possible in his [Victor's] own words, what he has related during the day" (Shelley 37). Shelley's shift in point of view allows for direct comparison and contrast between the characters, as the reader hears their stories through the use of first person. As the reader compares the monster's circumstances to those of Victor and Walton, the reader's

The word “knowledge” was recurring many times throughout Frankenstein novel and attracted or forced the reader to find out the true definition of it. Curiously, I decided to look up the definition of knowledge from the Webster 's Dictionary. It defines, “Knowledge: n. Understanding gained by actual experience; range of information; clear perception of truth; something learned and kept in the mind.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) I realized this word is very straightforward, but has many useful and different meanings to all of us. It is also powerful tool to determine and control the result of our judgment. “Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions”. (Knowledge Intellectual

Fictionally, the greatest-written villains in history possess attributes that give them cause for their behavior, with the most universal and essential of these core traits being a deep, personal backstory behind their acts. For instance, in classic stories like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the Monster presents thorough reason to its Creator in terms of why it has turned to wickedness. The Monster does not kill purely for the sake of being evil, its actions are resulted from its desire to be loved by man, yet failing at every attempt to achieve it. Motivation behind monstrous acts is necessary in works of fiction because non-fictionally, people labeled as monsters by society possesses motivation behind their actions as well, whether it be

A family is the most important and fundamental processes of development in childhood. There are many examples of works that deal with family. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the reader sees how neglection from a family setting can invoke horrible events. In The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing, presents how Isolation and dislike can and will lead to unfortunate events. In Macbeth by Shakespeare, shows the betrayal of a family and how it affects the mind by playing with it in several different ways. Before a person can see effects of isolations, neglection, and betrayal of a family he/she must “climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

   In the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, the characters have been portrayed effectively. Much of the interactions between characters, and characteristics of the characters have been based on events which have occurred in Shelley's own life, or they represent what she believes is important. For example, Victor is portrayed as having a strong passion for science, and a poor understanding of relationships. Elizabeth is shown as a stereotypical woman of the time, who is also very powerless. The monster is depicted as being both beautiful and ugly, and someone who the reader feels sympathetic towards. Through the portrayal of her characters, Shelley has created a very effective

Frankenstein was a story written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley while she was on her vacation in Switzerland with her husband. The story got published in 1818 without letting the public about the author. It was in 1831 when the novel revised edition was out and Mary Shelley name mentioned as an author. The novel focused on social, cultural and political facet of the societies during Mary’s lifetime. The fictional character in the novel clearly shows the battle against the pre-established people’s attitude during that time. Religion and science always create a controversy in the society with religion always differencing from any scientific principles and experiments. Shelley’s tried to addresses the above controversy and showed how science and modern technology is sometimes wrong. She tried to show how scientists and inventors are sometimes selfish only care for achieving their plan without evaluating the end result.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary classic that tells a story of a young scientist Victor Frankenstein who created a monster that tries to live in society but is rejected. The monster will later seek revenge by going after his creator. In this essay I will be evaluating two critiques about the novel. Beginning with Professor Naomi Hetherington’s critique and the second critique written by Professor Sherry Ginn.

Victor Frankenstein abandons his creation shortly after it awakens, which causes all the tragic events to take place. Instead of taking care of it and being a friend to the monster, Victor is “[unable] to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created, [he] rushed out of the room” (Shelley 45). Victor admits the creature filled him with horror and disgust, but he was the one who made it that way. Each time Victor addresses the monster, he calls it a fiend, devil, or daemon as if it is the monster’s fault for its appearance. The monster knows “[its] form is a filthy type of [Victor’s], more horrid even from the very resemblance” (Shelley 100). Victor does not seem to realize that because he made the monster ugly other humans would also be terrified by it and ostracize it from society, forcing the monster into evilness. In the same fashion, Ambrosio blames Matilda and Antonia for his lust instead of holding himself accountable. He calls Matilda a prostitute for “[glutting him] with enjoyment even to loathing, forces [him] to her arms, apes the harlot, and glories in her prostitution” (Lewis 209). After he rapes Antonia, he asks her who he has to blame for this. He curses her, demanding “[what] seduced me into crimes, whose bare remembrance makes me shudder? Fatal witch! Was it not thy beauty?” (Lewis 330). He continues his interrogation, blaming Antonia for his soul being damned and for becoming “a perjured hypocrite, a ravisher, an assassin” (Lewis 330). He uses the classic

Victor fervently studies “a volume of the works of Cornelius Agrippa”, but when he shows this to his father- a parent who praised him was a child- “‘carelessly glances at the title page and exclaims, "My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash’” (qtd. in Claridge). Victor saddened by this ordeal claims that "If . . . my father had taken the pains to explain to me [modern science] . . . it is even possible that . . . my ideas would never have received the fatal impulse that led to my ruin" he would have strayed away from Agrippa’s non-working ideas; he would have strayed away from creating the creature(qtd. In Claridge). But his father did not do as such. He stripped him of what wanted, what he thrived for causing him to become defiant and go to the university of Ingolstadt where he neglects himself, his well-being, and his family. While at Ingolstadt Victor plunges into nonstop work because his “first misfortune” had occured in his life (Shelley 28). His mother’s death. His mother acquired scarlet fever from “[attending Elizabeth’s] sickbed...]”; this having happened sends Victor into an isolation that sends him into overdrive and eventually creating and neglecting the grotesque creature.

In the United States, there are approximately 10,900 registered births every day according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Each of those new breaths of life is unique and exceptional, however, they are also identical to their creators in their temperament and nature. This reflects the belief inherited by many religions, that God sculpted humans, essentially his children, in his own divine image. Yet, when humans strive to assume the role of God, as in the case of Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's world-renowned Gothic novel, Frankenstein, the consequences prove to be traumatic. Frankenstein’s abuse of the “elixir of life” results in a revolting fiend that although does not particularly resemble Dr. Frankenstein in its appearance, mirrors the mentality of its creator. This demonstration of irony is highlighted within the final chapter of Shelley's novel when Frankenstein confesses his youthful ambitions, which are coincidentally identical to the innocent aspirations of his creation. Moreover, the Creature’s final proclamations reveal how his mutual desire for vengeance with his Creator, drives them closer together; this supports the overall message of the piece which portrays the significance and capability of one's disposition in contrast to physical appearance.