The Consequences Of Isolation In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The idea of pursuing knowledge clouded Victor’s mind and when his creature is born he is shocked to discover that what he has created is far off his own expectations. Not only did the monster destroy his expectations of developing a creature that went beyond human knowledge, but it also affected his life, dignity, and fears. Victor himself admits to his own mistake when he says, “The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature...but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless honor and disgust filled my heart ” (36). Victor Frankenstein realizes what his obsession with pursuing an extensive amount of knowledge has brought him. His destiny to achieve the impossible with no regard for anyone or anything but himself shows that he is blinded by knowledge when creating the monster and is incapable to foresee the outcome of his creation. Victor’s goal was meant to improve and help humanity, but instead it leads to

Throughout time man has been isolated from people and places. One prime example of isolation is Adam, "the man [formed] from the dust of the ground [by the Lord God]" (Teen Study Bible, Gen. 2.7). After committing the first sin he secludes "from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken" (Teen Study Bible, Gen. 3.23). This isolation strips Adam from his protection and wealth the garden provides and also the non-existence of sin. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, is able to relate to the story of Adam and the first sin to help her character, the Creature, associate with Adam. The Creature is able to relate because "[l]ike Adam, [he is] apparently united by no link to any other being in existence"

Knowledge plays an incredibly large part of Mary Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein. I think that Victor’s obsessive and unhealthy search for knowledge is the true cause of his suffering. Not only does he neglect his friends and family while working to create the monster he puts his own health in danger. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health.” In this quote we see that Victor stops at nothing to find if he would be successful with his creation. Victor has made this project such a main priority that once it is completed and the creature comes to life he does not know what to do. Since Victor has met his goals and done what he said he wanted to do he does not want to deal with the being he just created so this becomes a problem for him. We see that Victor was very troubled by this whole experience when he says, “You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been.”

Isolation is the separation from others and/or society whether it be physically or emotionally. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, I believe that a central theme is that the isolation from family and society, especially at a time when one is faced with difficulty, can have a negative effect on a person. The main characters in the story, Victor Frankenstein and the monster, both experience the same suffering of being alone in different ways. The negative consequences are the death of their loved one and eventually the end of their own.

Isolation is the seperation from others whether it is emotionally or physically. Throughout Frankenstein this became a issue where they tried to destroy each other. Frankenstein creation is the most obvious victim who suffers alienation, but Victor himself suffer isolation, yet the creature suffer from defection of society due to being rejected and not accepted by others. However, isolation led to Victor and the creatures self destruction.

Contrary to Frankenstein, the creature does not choose his isolation, but it was immediately chosen for him. Society and especially Frankenstein excludes the creature from being accepted, based on his looks and his little ability to act as a normal human being. Within the novel he states, “What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people; and I longed to join them, but dared not. I remembered too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers, and resolved, whatever course of conduct I might hereafter think it right to pursue, that for the present I would remain quietly in my hovel, watching, and endeavouring to discover the motives which influenced their actions.” (Shelley, pg. 110) The creature is aware of this exclusion and through those words a reader can know for sure. The negative effects of the creature’s isolation begins to show within the story through his horrifying acts like murder. Isolation develops to be a motif in the story, which helps a reader truly see that this is a huge similarity between both Frankenstein and his creature.

Isolation in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, has several themes imbedded in the text. One major theme is of isolation. Many of the characters experience some time of isolation. The decisions and actions of some of these characters are the root cause of their isolation.

Emotional isolation in Frankenstein is the most pertinent and prevailing theme throughout the novel.  This theme is so important because everything the monster does or feels directly relates to his poignant seclusion.  The effects of this terrible burden have progressively damaging results upon the monster, and indirectly cause him to act out his frustrations on the innocent.  The monster's emotional isolation makes him gradually turn worse and worse until evil fully prevails.  This theme perpetuates from Mary Shelley's personal life and problems with her father and husband, which carry on into the work and make it more realistic.(Mellor 32)  During the time she was writing this novel, she was experiencing the emotional pangs of her

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” touches on isolation as the result of sin. Victor creates a “monster” and is disturbed by his final creation. Furthermore, he is forced to live with the consequences of his creation. But the scary part is that Victor and the creation become more similar as the book goes on. Both the creation and Victor are isolated. It took Victor two years to make the creation, during which time he isolated himself. And after the creation was done, Victor isolated him, which lead to the creation killing Victor’s family and friends. However, it is hard to pin down who the “monster” really was. The creation killed Elizabeth, but Victor left the creation abandoned. However, I don’t think either one of them can be called “monsters.”

Unfortunately, the old man misunderstands the creature's meaning of "monster," and offers him advice instead of understanding. Furthermore, before the creature has time to explain that the DeLaceys are the companions he seeks, the family members return home and, unfortunately, react in the manner the creature had feared. As the creature himself realized, "I could have torn [them] limb from limb...But my heart sunk within me as with bitter sickness, and I refrained." Up to this point, the creature has taken abuse from every human being he has come into contact with. The DeLacey family offered probably the only opportunity for an alternative. But another misunderstanding destroyed his chances once again. The creature retreats to the woods, and decides that he will take this abuse no longer. The creature encounters Victor's young brother in the woods and,realizing he belongs to the Frankenstein family, strangles him and then pins the crime upon a friend. Although no one can deny this as a malicious and brutal act, it can be somewhat explained. For one, the creature is overcome with grief in a state of despair. When he

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Into a seeping darkness of consumed desire, a monstrosity was ungodly strewed together given with no purpose of any kind. Creator and creation were bound in solidification indebted by necessity, resulting in two tragically doomed lives. The literary work, Frankenstein, by author Mary Shelley is the original tale of a man that gives life to his creation. In the process of doing so, he alienates all those around him for whom he cares for. Intertwined are the lives of Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist, and the lives of those gained, created and lost. In the midst of the Romantic era, freethinking was frowned upon and deemed reckless. Delving

Victor Frankenstein is motivated by his mother’s death to create this creature. After she passed away, Victor was left in denial of her permanent absence. He notes, “It is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she, whom we saw everyday, and whose very existence appeared a part of our own, can have departed forever…” (Shelley 45). As a distraction, Victor becomes enthralled with the idea of giving life to dead humans. He tells the reader how “It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils” (Shelley 58). As he realizes his mistake, Victor begins to feel horror and disgust towards this being, whom he essentially created to replace his mother. The being does not impress him any longer or provide an

There is an English saying: you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something, by its outward appearance alone. Not only does this go for objects of value, but for people as well. This is a modern theme which can be applied to the 21st century mentality, where mass media and advertisements put focus on ideal beauty. If there were no predetermined ideal models which defined the meaning of “normal”, one would never suffer isolation. Disabilities, unattractiveness, or unusual physical attributes in one’s self are attributes that people look for. Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, puts to focus the importance of appearance through the tale of a creation that was not only unwanted, but never given an opportunity to show his true self. By examining