Human Aggression In Frankenstein And The Modern Prometheus By Mary Shelley

In the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, the relationship of external apperence and internal feelings are directly related. The creature is created and he is innocent, though he is seaverly deformed. His nature is to be good and kind, but society only views his external appereance which is grotesque. Human nature is to judge by external apperence. He is automatically ostracized and labeled as a monster because of his external apperence. He finnaly realized that no matter how elequintly he speaks and how kind he is, people will never be able to see past his external deformities. Children are fearful of him, Adults think he is dangerous, and his own creator abandons him in disgust.

In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the unnamed creature brings terror to civilians and commits horrific acts against his creator, Victor Frankenstein. However, his redeemable acts of kindness makes his character morally ambiguous. He struggles between doing well and causing trouble because of isolation, the excerpts of society, and his pursuit for love.

The story of Frankenstein showed three sides to the story, Victor's, the creature's, and the truth. The book was mainly based on Victor's perspective where he feels more hatred and antipathy with very little sympathy towards the creature. The author included little scenes with a huge part of the creature's side of the story that made readers feel pity for him. After all the controversial arguments, the is the correct side of the story and that is the truth. I believe that the author wanted the readers to decide whether to feel antipathy or sympathy towards the creature because both Victor and the creature have fault in what they've done. For every "right doing", came either disappointment or anger which always led to someone taking out their

"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is a sci-fi novel composed by Mary Shelley. This is the story of a science understudy, Victor Frankenstein, who made a beast amid one of his trials. This beast ends up being an inconvenience for Victor. The creature depicted as a living being with all the emotions and feelings, and his appearance of beast was a huge issue when he felt that individuals dreaded him, and they abhor him. He would not like to murder individuals; indeed he attempted to spare a young lady, yet because of dread a man attempted to execute him as a beast. Victor 's sibling additionally attempted to shout when he saw him, in his endeavor to keep the kid calm, he strangled the kid. To stay away from all these killings, he asked Victor to make him a female with the goal that he can leave this spot with his mate and will never come in broad daylight. Victor concurred, however when he understood the results of this entire type of creatures, he slaughtered the fragmented female. Creature attempted to take reprisal and murdered Victor 's wives. The story was an incredible achievement and confronted negative feedback before all else. Commentators consider it as a sickening awfulness story; however with its prosperity it got different positive remarks.

Frankenstein’s and society’s rejection of the monster, however, drove him to an uneven passionate pursuit for a companion. He forced Frankenstein to create a female monster, and he provided motivation by killing Frankenstein’s loved ones and threatening to kill more of them. The monster recalls in this final scene of Shelley’s novel how his desire drove him to evil. “. . . do you think that I was then dead to agony and remorse?--He . . . suffered not more in the consummation of the deed;--oh! Not the ten-thousandth portion of the anguish that was mine during the lingering detail of its execution. A frightful selfishness hurried me on. . . .” (153) At that point in the novel, the monster has changed from good in nature to evil in nature. His own desires are more important to him than the well-being of others and he is willing to commit murder in order ensure the fulfillment of his desire.

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley the creation can be viewed as a morally ambiguous character. When the creature was given life he was benevolent and never wanted to inflict harm on anyone or anything. The actions of others shaped the creature to become an individual filled with so much hate towards his creator he wanted him dead. The creature was molded to be a depressed and angry person who wanted to bring pain to those who hurt him but mostly Victor. The creature’s actions show his kindness throughout the novel but he also kills multiple people and feels a strong sense of hate towards Victor, which leads us to believe that he is morally ambiguous. The story of the hopeful scientist Victor Frankenstein and his outcast creation reveals that individuals start

One of the most controversial questions in the novel, Frankenstein is if the monster is really a monster. Osama Bin Laden once said, “We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent” (CNN.com). This quote is very similar to when the Monster states, “I will revenge my injuries …. I will work at your destruction" (Shelley 104-105). Both, Osama Bin Laden and the monster commit very similar crimes and murders; yet, a Navy SEAL kills one and the other is let free. Osama Bin Laden was the most hated man in America for years. When the monster commits almost the same offenses, most audiences pity him and question whether he, the monster, is a real monster or not. Why is this? In the book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley demonstrates the manipulative acts of the monster and the lack of justice in order to prove that sympathy is almost as powerful as innocence.

In his refusal of his creature twice in less than twenty- four hours, it only can solidify and foreshadow the trials to come. Frankenstein then, in a wonderful show of character proceeds to hunt the creature and allow for hatred to consume him. “When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation. I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I when there have precipitated him to their base” (Shelley 9.6). In a predictable turn of events, the creature lets his hatred to blind him as well. “Frankenstein! you belong then to my enemy--to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim” (Shelley 16.30). The creature goes from being a seemingly innocent and child- like character to a cold-blooded killer in a matter of chapters. This transition can be marked by his disownment by Frankenstein, or his father for all intents and purposes. Frankenstein’s refusal to accept his failure poses new threats (Betty T Bennett). Now, Prometheus and his relationship with his creations are on the totally opposite end of the scale. Prometheus loves his creations and they love him. “As their

 "What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?" This question, posed by Captain Robert Walton on page 22 of Mary Shelley's immortal Frankenstein, lies susceptible to interpretation to mean the ambition of man in one sense, but in another, the collective persecution and prejudice inherent in mankind.

In Shelley’s Frankenstein, the monster commits a number of immoral acts out of rage. These actions are directly related to the monsters creation and upbringing. The burden of fault for the monsters actions rests on Victor Frankenstein’s shoulders alone.

Frankenstein: The Real Monster: In Mary Shelley's science fiction novel Frankenstein, she writes about how one's curiosity and lack of responsibility can lead destruction to come upon not only themselves but also others around him. To convey this idea, she creates a main character named Victor Frankenstein who, creates a monster that ultimately causes so much destruction and harm due to Frankenstein`s negligence and the monster`s loneliness. Frankenstein recklessly created this creature without any disregard to the possible consequences of his actions. Eventually faced with many obstacles, the Monster ultimately turns to murder as a way to alleviate the pain of being unwanted even though murder is never the answer to any problem. Although

In most people’s minds as of today, there is no question to who the monster is in Mary Shelley’s book, Frankenstein. It is the creature that Viktor Frankenstein created, that murders innocent people. However, when looking beyond the appearance of the creature, it is evident that he did not begin as a monster. Mary Shelley analyzes fundamental and crucial issues in her novel in terms of being able to use science and knowledge for the good of people and not for the satisfaction of personal ambitions without even being able to take responsibility for that. It is also the novel of social rejection based on external looks and inability to accept. It was the extreme misconceptions of humans that resulted in the extreme isolation of Frankenstein’s

Throughout the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the creature is subjected to countless acts of violence and rejection. For a monster to develop, one must have been formerly exploited either by an individual or their society. The creature is not only a physical product of science, but his atrocious behavior is also an explicit result of Victor’s actions toward him. The creature was not born a monster, but slowly morphed into one as he experiences violence and rejection from his society.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a novel with multiple messages that create an emotional, logical and fascinating appeal to her audience from 1818 to present day. Shelley’s multiple messages give her audience the chance to observe her novel from different perspectives which allows them to have their own interpretation of the characters within the novel. One message that is seen at the beginning is that not one person is born a monster but can be formed into a monster by society and how one or it, is treated by their creator. We see that Victor Frankenstein did not take responsibility for his creation which led him not to care for his “child” the so called monster he had created. Ambition, obsession and pride were qualities that drove Dr. Victor Frankenstein to find a new way of creating life: “So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more, far more, will I achieve…explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation” (46). He wasn’t able to handle the creation which led him to ignore it. The breakdown of Victor Frankenstein and the failed experiment of new life that was his creation led him to a sorrowful and unpleasant position in the world Frankenstein found himself and the world Victor was in. It can be said that the creature would never have become a “monster” if it had the love and care that Victor never provided. Victor Frankenstein would have never had a monster to deal with if he took responsibility for

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the monster that Frankenstein created committed the crimes due to the actions and negligence from Frankenstein.