The First Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Victor Frankenstein grew up in a typical “perfect” family, with loving parents and siblings, of whom he loved, maybe. All of the love surrounding him leads him to decide to place himself in solitude. Victor describes his new house and laboratory ,“In a solitary chamber, or

Likewise, Victor Frankenstein allows his emotional senses to give way to a hatred of the Creature without even giving the Creature a chance. After seeing the hideous creation made by his own hands, Victor refrains from taking responsibility of the actions of the Creature, even when his conscious tells him it is his duty to. On the night of the creation, Victor recalls that the creature, who he emotionally describes as a monster, “held up the curtain of the bed … one hand stretched out, seemingly to detain [Victor], but [he] escaped … catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of

Animal Farm is a book written by George Orwell. The book is about how animals revolted against their farmer who did not treat them well. Farmer Jones would abuse the animals and not feed them well. The animals were tired over it and scared Jones and his wife off the farm. Animal Farm connects to my theme statement because all the animals just wanted to be treated equal and wanted to feel respected. One night, all of the animals came together Old Major, the wise pig, told them “Only get rid of man, and the produce of our labor would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free” (page 7). What Old Major is really emphasizing the point that once Farmer Jones is gone everyone will be free and equal. My theme statement is really saying

Victor Frankenstein’s creation, the nameless creature in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, displays countless characteristics of physical monstrosity; he is described as “ugly”, “demonical” and a “hideous… wretch” (Shelley 36). However, the creature expresses that his only desires are acceptance and love, but he is seen as a monster regardless of his true intentions. When the creature is abandoned by Frankenstein, he is forced to find acceptance on his own and eventually comes across a cottage in the woods. As an attempt to gain approval, he waits to approach the home until the only character home is a blind man, to whom he explains his desire for friendship. The creature says that he is afraid to become “an

Now the final facet to discuss is the tragic outcome of the monstrous isolation Frankenstein and the Monster suffer--their demise. It is a twofold blow of a personal inability to escape isolation’s grasp coupled with zero chance of outside help because of the isolation that sends both inexorably to expiry. The Monster simply wants to, “become an actor in the busy scene where so many admirable qualities were called forth and displayed,” (130) due to the lesson he learns from the cottagers but from which he is totally excluded. So a solitary solution to his troubles is not possible to begin with. Unfortunately, in his life long search for inclusion, he is turned away from first his creator then the rest of his chance encounters with humanity due only to his monstrous form that no one could imagine could contain any human capacity for friendship, which his unnatural birth imbued him with. Even his plea for a second like him is eventually rebuked by Frankenstein, the one man most likely and farthest from helping him. His isolation truly sealed, the Monster is left with no purpose but to dedicate his life to torturing humanity and his creator, which leads Frankenstein to kill himself, leaving him nothing but the solace of death. For Frankenstein, it is not so simple. To begin, it is his guilt, as if for a crime, for being the man to “[turn] loose into the world a depraved wretch, whose delight was in carnage and misery,” (78) that haunts his every waking thought. Frankenstein’s

As the novel continues Frankenstein decides to create a monster and the process of this creation physically as well as mentally isolates him from his new community. Frankenstein admits that "Every night [he] was oppressed by a slow fever, and [he] became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled [him], and [he] shunned [his] fellow creatures as if [he] had been utility of a crime" (Frankenstein Page 55). Once again the reader can sympathize and empathize with the pain the Frankenstein is going through from this isolation. The reader can see Frankenstein 's start of mental deterioration, generating affectionate feeling towards him. However, differently than before the reader can observe

After his arrival in Geneva, the monster comes across a boy who reveals that he is related to Victor Frankenstein. He tells the boy “you shall be my first victim” (122), and chokes him till he struggles no longer. As the monster gazes at the lifeless body that lies before him, he claps and shouts in triumph, “I too can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him” (122). This statement clearly shows the he is aware of the crime he has committed and expresses no remorse. Unfortunately the boy is not his last

Say there is someone, someone who acts viciously and commits heinous acts. Now, say that this same someone is just a child, misunderstood and abandoned. Knowing that this once-perceived evil being is just a child who’s been through immense amounts of misery and anguish – the root cause behind the crimes they committed – does that change one’s view of him? Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the character of the creature is first seen as an evil demon. However, there are different perspectives that can change one’s view of him.

The creature relates to Dorian as they both act unruly and engage in acts that Society refuses to agree with. Both are responsible for multiple deaths, and are responsible for ruining other's lives until they both commit suicide. They even commit murder. The creature achieves this while learning who he is and Dorian attains it by virtue of his own choice. The creature is trying to discover himself and Dorian bases his life off of the pursuit of forever youth and beauty. Both destroy everything in their paths to reach their ideal life. Physically, the creature relates more to Dorian’s portrait than Dorian himself. Dorian possesses hubris attitudes and also Hedonism developing from his excessive confidence in is physical appearance, while the

In order to create his monster, Frankenstein pillaged graveyards for limbs, experimented on innocent animals, and committed other unholy acts. Frankenstein says, “Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grace or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay?…I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit…I collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame” (Shelley 43). Utterly possessed by his ambition and desire to complete this “pursuit,” Frankenstein would stop at nothing. Eventually, with selfish and narcissistic behavior, he began to ignore the life around him. Frankenstein’s ambition caused him to disregard ethics in his quest for knowledge. As the novel proceeds, he tries to avoid his family out of shame, and ultimately they perish while he is in isolation. This presents a substantial amount of shame and guilt on Frankenstein; a repercussion for his

The family is helping him learn new words. The family he is staying with is poor and needs help around the house. Frankenstein loves to help the family. He carries wood for the family because he is strong enough for it. He just wants to be like a normal

The Frankenstein monster is often portrayed in the movies as unemotional and violent: a barely functioning behemoth. However, these depictions are far from the canon storyline. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein, the creator of what shall be called the Creature, was actually rivaled in empathy and joie de vivre by his wretch. Throughout the story, the Creature showed more compassion and emotion than Frankenstein, but committed multiple monstrous things after facing neglect and trauma.

“ People fear what they do not understand. ” In the original 1888 edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this saying is excessively shown throughout the journey of Frankenstein himself and his creation known as “ the creature.” Fear is spreaded in this famous, gothic novel because the epitome of society is lacked by both the creator and the creation, leading to much misunderstanding with who is the real monster. In this novel, the true monster is society because the ideals indirectly presented led Frankenstein to abhor and abandon the creature, the ultimate isolation of both, and the delirious vengeance developed by the two.

As a young child Victor Frankenstein was loved unconditionally by his parents. They adored him and provided him opportunities and stability to develop into a well-rounded person. Victor becomes a scientist and is intelligent and loves research. As he develops, Victor became obsessed with creating life. He accumulates body parts for the local cemetery and begins to put together his monster. He is confident that he can be like God and has the skills to create life. Victor eventually creates a monster, and he comes to life. However, Victor is horrified by his monster, because of the way it looks. Instead of relishing in the joy of his accomplishment he runs away from it. The monster is left alone to fend for itself and doesn’t have the right skills to take care of his basic needs. He cannot speak, he cannot read and he doesn’t have anyone to teach him basic fundamental human skills. The monster escapes to the woods, afraid and alone, not sure where he is going or what he is going to do. Nearby is a village full of people and he sets forward to observe them. At first, he tries to be visible and friendly, but people turn from him in fright and run away. The monster is hurt and because he cannot make physical contact with anyone he decides to observe people secretly. During his observation, he watches human interaction and studies what is socially acceptable and what is not..