Broken Window Theory Frankenstein

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In March of 1982, two social scientists named James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, introduced the broken window theory. The broken windows theory states, “Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it's unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside.” The novel Frankenstein endorses this theory although it is fictional. In Frankenstein, the creature is our building, while Victor Frankenstein is the very first vandal to break a window. When Victor Frankenstein begins working on “the creature” he’s noticeably anticipating the outcome. He is attempting to play God. A significant …show more content…

Victor Frankenstein wouldn’t have fled from his creation, and would’ve shown the creature love and affection. The love and affection Victor could’ve shown would’ve led to a non-murderous creation. Another question, do criminals become criminals because they are born evil, or because they’re unloved, isolated, unaccepted, and abhorred? With some criminals, they’re born with a tendency towards wickedness. No one can deny that. But, in the case of this isolated and abhorred creature; I believe that the creature didn’t choose to be a building that was vandalized by thrown rocks, he was placed as one with no choice. All because of the way Victor Frankenstein brought him into the world. Once that first rock was thrown, the creature fled after his beloved creator did. The creature came into the world with a blank slate, no intent of harming others. The first reaction he got was cruel, so his first thought could’ve been that the world was a cruel place. And, that led him to cruelty. Criminals are not born criminals. They’re born into a cruel world, where they’re given certain circumstances that lead them to becoming a criminal. The poor creature was led there, by a single overreaction to his lack of physical beauty. A few kind words and some compassion could’ve prevented several people from being

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