Abandonment In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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To say that people want to be loved is an understatement. Humans crave and thrive off the feeling of being somebody’s everything. How can one survive if they are feeling completely and utterly alone? Simple answer, they can’t. From the moment an infant is born the desire to receive attention is instilled in their minds. Growing up without a role model to look up to who also provides wisdom and discipline can leave someone damaged and broken, seeking affection. Outcomes from abandonment issues vary from attachment to low self-esteem and anxiety. Throughout the novel the Creature has been on an emotional roller coaster experiencing a world wind of thoughts and feelings. Victor’s actions wounded the Creature resulting in no one to nurture him. …show more content…

The perfect trifecta to fuel any fire: afraid, abandoned and angry. These emotions sparked the Creature’s inescapable desire to get revenge on the one person who is to blame for all the deaths throughout the novel, Victor. Although Victor didn’t physically hurt anyone the emotional pain that he inflicted on the creature leaves him responsible. The creature constantly wanted to be accepted and was regularly scared of rejection. Ever since the “birth” of the Creature he has felt alone. Despite the inability to foresee the results of his actions Victor’s first encounter with the Creature sparked his plot towards revenge. Due to the fact that the Creature was completely rejected by Victor he was left with no one to give him guidance, which affects him in the long run. Without Victor the Creature never had the opportunity to learn and is one of the causes for his inability to process difficult …show more content…

It could be argued that the Creature is actually a serial killer because according to “Serial Killer” from Criminal Minds Wiki “A Serial Killer is a person who murders multiple people, usually with a “cooling off” period in between.” (Serial Killer 1). The Creature warned Victor that he would be with him on his wedding night but Victor was so worried about himself that he didn’t consider other people being in danger. From Frankenstein by Mary Shelly are Victor’s thoughts “And then I thought again of his words- “I will be with you on your wedding night.” That, then was the period fixed for the fulfillment of my destiny. In that hour I should die and at once satisfy and extinguish his malice.” (Shelly 153). On that night Elizabeth was murdered all due to Victor’s blindness and selfishness. Elizabeth however wasn’t the only one to die from the actions of Victor and the Creature; William and Henry Clerval both died as well. Many would say that the Creature is completely at fault for these murders however the mental damage he has received from Victor and society has left him incapable of making rational

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