Victor's lack of human quantities shown when he is suggested to learn about other cultures. From the suggestion of his father Victor learns that he should require to learn about the culture of other countries that he attends to and not just his own. He tells us this in the following passage: “I hitherto attended the schools of Geneva; but my father though it was necessary, for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country” (25). This is different from how Walton wanted to experience other cultures as he was always interested in learning about them. For in the case of Victor it is more like he is forced to learn another country’s customs. As it is his father who suggests him
Victor shaped by his ancestry insisted on displaying his heritage with
The creature is miserable because the creator just made him and right after he got afraid and then he wanted to kill the creature because Victor thinks that he killed his brother William.According to the text it said, "The tortures of hell are to mild for thy crimes you've done. So what he is trying to say is that he hall go to hell for the people he killed including William. In my opinion I think that the creature didn't kill William because he said in the text that his soul is full of love and community.An other reason is because he lives in the mountains and in
After spending time with Walton on the ship, Victor comes to recognize the deadly ambition of his own that he identifies in Walton. Both men are willing to do whatever it takes to insure their own personal success, acting oblivious to the consequences they may face. Their ambitions have blinded them from the reality of the matter and made them ignorant. Upon Victor's deathbed, he warns Walton through experience, “farewell, Walton! Seek happiness in tranquility, and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries. Yet why do I says this? I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another
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
Human nature is unchangeable. Human nature also applies to just about every living thing. Human nature isn’t so human, is it? In Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein, it is shown just how universal human nature is. In Frankenstein, Robert Walton tells the story of Victor Frankenstein through a series of letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, in different perspectives. Upon his ship on an expedition to the North Pole, Robert befriends a scientist, Victor Frankenstein. He reveals that he is looking for his creation, a being that was never truly alive, whom he bestowed life upon. He then tells an account of his life until it switches in perspective to the monster’s, followed by a switch to the present. In his tale, Victor tells of his early childhood, where he was an avid bookworm, and became enraptured by science. This led to him delving deeper and deeper into the world of science until he became a man obsessed. He dedicated himself to science and conducted an experiment to see whether he could bring life to a being that never had life in it before. Rather than being overjoyed at his successful experiment, he was disgusted. He came out with a humanoid resembling a monster. This disappointment led to Victor abandoning the Creation, leaving him to find his own way in the world. Given the proper care, the Monster could have succeeded, but Frankenstein's monster will not because the neglect from Victor, treatment by others, and the internalized self-hatred deign a
Walton values friendship by having someone to relate to on similar interests. He desires a man who can comply with him on all subjects of discussion and also correct him when he is wrong. His views on friendship are shared when he states, “I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind, whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans';(p.53). Although he encircles himself in a community of good men, he does not meet a real friend until Victor arrives. With Victor, he finds more than that and regards him as a brother. Victor possesses appealing qualities to Walton when Walton states, “He is so gentle, yet so wise; his mind is so cultivated; and when he speaks, although his words are culled with the choicest art, yet the flow with rapidity and unparalleled eloquence';(p.60). Walton begins to notice all the interests Victor takes on deck and these interests gladden him. Victor suggests several alterations in Walton’s plan, which he finds useful. Walton further clarifies his outlook on
Much like Walton, Victor comes upon a fascination of his own, the natural world. This fascination, rather an obsession, is the beginning of the end for Victor as it begins to alienate the character from his loved ones. These types of obsessions can lead someone to lose touch with the importance of family since they no
There are obvious similarities between Victor and his creation; each is abandoned, isolated, and both start out with
There are obvious similarities between Victor and his creation; each is abandoned, isolated, and both start out with
“In the University, whither I was going, I must form my own friends, and be my own protector. My life had hitherto been secluded and domestic… I believed myself totally unfit for the company of strangers.” (30) In this quote, we can see that Victor is struggling to accept the fact that he will now have to start over. This is just one example of his IQ vs. EQ imbalance.
Thus spoke my prophetic soul, as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of william and justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts (Shelley 76). In the book Victor Doesn't really pay any attention to how other people's feeling he does whatever he thinks. He entertains unrealistic fantasies about success, power, beauty, intelligence or romance (“Narcissistic Personality disorder”). A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs (Shelley 40). He takes a lot of pride in his creation. Has obsessive self-interest (“Narcissistic Personality disorder”- Psychology Today 09 March, 2016). But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and i appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines, or any other unwholesome trade than an artist occupied by his favourite employment (Shelley 42). He also talks about himself and his work
When one looks in the mirror, they see many things about themselves; the color of their eyes, the way their pupils dilate when exposed to varying intensities of light, the curve of their mouth contrasting against the flatness of the surrounding walls. They look into the mirror and form a judgement about themselves, their appearance, their behaviors, who they are and what they are to become. But the question no one seems to ask themselves when they look in the mirror is what exactly makes that person they see human? And while this may not be a question that most people ask about themselves on a personal level, it is a topic that is widely discussed alongside Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein. Many debates have surfaced discussing if
So when Griffith compares the story to the nature of human beings, there is no doubt an impression on Victor’s curiosity and sanity:
In the first three paragraphs in page 189, Victor separates himself from humans conceives of himself as having lost human attributes and therefore barred from human community. In the first paragraph he says, “I abhorred the face of man. Oh not abhorred!” in this lines he starts to talk about humans/man as creatures distant from him. By stating that he abhorred man and then contradicting himself, he rather expresses jealousy toward this “creatures of an angelic nature and celestial mechanism”. He directly says “they were my brethren, my fellow beings”, he no longer sees himself as a fellow being. Victor describes himself as if he lost the privilege of being human, “I felt that I had no right to share their intercourse” and therefore he is barred
Walton similarities to Victor make it clear why he enjoys Victor’s company. They have the same ideology and belief about knowledge and what it takes to get it. Walton even says that he felt inclined to sympathize with Victor and described his goal, “And to say with all the fervor that warmed me, how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every hope, to the furtherance of my enterprise” (23). This obviously is also present in Victor, or was, which