What Is The Theme Of Loneliness In Frankenstein

Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? In society, people are often judged based solely on their physical appearance. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a living creature, however, he then abandons it and becomes a “deadbeat father”. Due to Victor Frankenstein’s absence from the monster’s life, the monster had to learn how to be a productive member of society by observing, stalking others, and reading books. He becomes a nice, benevolent person and has a tender heart, however, he was still eschewed by society simply because of how physically unappealing he was. Although the monster was kind at heart and true in spirit, his pariah from society poses the underlying question; Why should we

Over the course of the novel, Frankenstein’s monster was often lonely due to his rejection from society. Because of his rejection, the monster began to persuade Frankenstein into creating a female companion, specifically for the monster. The monster explained that a female companion “with whom [he] can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for [his] being” (174) is his only way of experiencing love and acceptance by at least one person (or in this case, monster) around him. However, Frankenstein did not create another monster due to the problems it can potentially pose on society. These feelings of loneliness drove the monster insane and made him realize that he was “malicious because [he was] miserable… [and] shunned and hated by all mankind” (174) which eventually led to his demise after the death of his creator. What life could the monster live with a constant cloud of rejection over his head? What life could the monster live with the marinade of alienation and solitude soaking into his brain? With nobody or anything to live for, the monster made the decision to take his own life, due to these burdens and their effect on him and his