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Frankenstein, written by Mary-Ann Shelley, Shelley portrays Victor as the ultimate monster. Throughout the novel, Shelley tests Victor’s morals and reveals him to be arrogant and selfish. She depicts his immorality through the creation of the creature, his decision to uphold his reputation and sacrifice mankind, and through abandoning his creature. Shelley illustrates Victor’s monstrous characteristics through the creation of the creature. When Victor attends university at Ingolstadt, he decides to pursue

person can have an enormous impact on a single person’s life. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is the story of a selfish man whose desire to seek out supernatural powers leads him into oblivion. In an attempt to attain a God-like status, the egotistic Victor Frankenstein wishes to see his name worshipped by all of humanity. His chief goals in life are power and glory. In order to accomplish these ambitions, he uses his extensive knowledge of science to create the Creature. In Frankenstein, families are

sensitivity, and compassion than many humans. Again the reader respects and pity's the creature. The perpetual taboo of blending categories between living and dead, animate and inanimate sets an absolute boundary between the dead and the living. Victor Frankenstein oversteps this boundary; the creature is the consequence of transgressing nature. From the Monster's perspective this explanation is capricious and unjust: "You are what you are for reasons beyond yourself. You are damned by the

After being driven away by Victor and left alone in the woods, the monster becomes angry. His anger roots from the sadness he feels as he faces abandonment with no idea on how to live and function both properly and ethically. He feels deserted and lost as he raises himself. The anger that builds inside of him causes him to act negatively against the Frankenstein family, killing William Frankenstein solely based off of his relationship with Victor. This is an example of the Creature using

Usually it is exactly the opposite scenario that ends up happening, which leads to disappointment and dissatisfaction. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, captures this perfectly with many of its intricate characters. While on his quest for an undead friend, Victor Frankenstein did not expect to create the being that he soon despises while happily searching for viable body parts. Instead he reanimates a giant creature with daddy issues and a thirst for revenge. This ‘monster’ certainly does not expect his creator

In the gothic novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley offers an ominous tale of science gone terribly wrong using the theme of the father and son relationship that also goes terribly wrong. Though Victor Frankenstein does not give birth per se to the Monster, Frankenstein is for all intents and purposes the Monster's father as he brings him to life via his scientific knowledge. Once the Monster is alive he looks to Frankenstein to protect him as a father would, but Frankenstein who is mortified by

Could the creature be more human than his creature? In Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstoncraft Shelly, Victor Frankenstein acts more like a monster than his creature. The creature could have been kind if only mankind didn’t treat him like a monster he looks like. Some or all of the deaths could have been avoided if the creature felt like he was treated kindly. Frankenstein hates his creation from the moment of animation. “A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch”

the all so ambitious Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein is a very determined and obsessive character that tries to accomplish the impossible. Victor Frankenstein's ultimate goal is to create a new form of human species that will have physical and mental qualities far superior than the present day human being. To accomplish this impossible feat, Victor knows he must commit endless hours of his time and life to reach this seemingly impossible task. While although Victor does ultimately achieve

chemistry. The scientist, Victor Frankenstein, was rescued by Robert and as the two men start talking, they figure out they have much in common and because of this, Robert does not feel as lonely. Victor tells Robert about a lonely monster he created who ends up being judged by appearance causing Victor himself to feel isolated. In Frankenstein, the monster Victor creates is made out of parts from dead animals and dead people. The monster was meant to be a beautiful creature

Your pupils dilate. The pounding of your heart is so intense it feels like there isn't enough room for it in your chest. Blood surging with adrenaline begins to course through your veins. Numbness overcomes your face as each inhaled breath comes faster than the last. As a musician trying to keep the beat with a metronome, you begin to feel time as the temples on the sides of your head pulsate with every second that ticks by. Your hands begin to shake as the most terrifying monster seen within