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In the story of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley where in a young brilliant scientist went above and beyond the world of science to bring the dead back to life or technically reanimating life with dead corpses. The stories atmosphere is very dark and moody, it goes through a series of emotions such as fear and rejection and how fear and rejection can make a blank state creature have a wild and twisted nature. The story tells that companionship can make and shape the nature of any blank state human or beast.
Once the creature in Frankenstein was created, it was almost like a new born human baby being brought into the world and clearly like any human baby it was innocent with no crime attached to the being. The creature was very grotesque,
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but was longing for companionship since the day it was created. The creature tried its best to fit in with the world but since it did not know anything about human society, he was just another ordinary beast born or created through twisted and unconventional means. Even when it was thrown or chased out by every town who saw its shadow, it still wanted love and a place to belong too. The creature had found a particular family where it learned how to read, write, and talk in a sophisticated manner just like any other human being. By watching this peculiar happy family through a small little peephole, the creature had seen a glimpse of how human interaction worked on the outside. The creature was envious of this family, and marked its first goal; to get closer to them; (De Lacy family), by self-teaching itself how to work like a human man, and to behave like a human man. Even though the creature meant well and didn’t want to cause any harm to the family at all, it had experienced first-hand that human beings were fragile, selfish, and fearful creatures that will lash out at anything that seems out of the ordinary or just plain unnatural, (“as the man dashed me to the ground and struck me with a stick…my heart sank within me as with bitter sickness…overcome by pain and anguish I left the coldness of the cottage and escaped unseen to my small sanctuary”) (Ch.15, pg.123). The pain and anguish the creature had endured made it into a bitter beast, cursing all of humanity under his breath, but who’s to blame this poor creature, since without any guidance from its own creator who had abandoned it after he had seen the creature’s face, it had been isolated from the rest of society, cold and alone left to fend for itself, and seeing how a family it had worked so hard for, a family that seemed like it would never push the creature away no matter how grotesque it looked every day. Once the creature found itself alone and rejected again, it had remembered its creator (Victor Frankenstein), the first person who had abandoned it after just a few minutes of creating it. Since the creature was scared of being pushed away, abandoned, and rejected again he wanted a female being of its own who came from the same background and origin as the original creature and it believed its creator would be able to provide something for it. (“I remembered Adam’s supplication to his creator, but where was mine? He had abandoned me and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him”) (Ch.15, pg.119). The creature searched out its creator in his own home town it was astonished to see its own creator turning a blind eye to him when he had brought the creature into the world in the first place. Being rejected and tossed away by its own creator, a man who should have been the creature’s guidance into a peaceful life made the creature even more isolated. Even though it was a life created by twisted means, it still was more human than any other beast in the wilderness. Seeing how the creature’s creator was enjoying his lifestyle with companionship, family, and human interaction, the isolation the creature felt left the creature with no empathy with planning to make his creator feel the same type of isolation and fear the creature had been dealing with since the day it was created. (“Shall each man, find a wife and each beast find a mate and I be alone? I had feelings of companionship, love, and affection and they were only returned by anger, disgust, detestation, rejection, and scorn”), (Ch.20, pg.155). As a direct result from the isolation, abandonment, and rejection the creature had went through, it made the creature evolve over time making him feel no guilt with killing his own creator’s son that was more in the center of attention in the creator’s eyes than itself. (“Your time will pass in sadness and suffering, and soon you will be relinquished from your happiness forever, you can throw away my other intentions but revenge…revenge is now more important than sunlight or meals, you my dear creator and tormentor shall curse the sun that blazes at your misery”), (Ch.20, pg.155). Even when the creature said and meant all that about his revenge, deep in itself the creature would have loved to be a part of the creator’s life, and family. The first step into making the creator into feeling the same type of torment the creature had gone through, it had went to kill the creator’s one and only best friend. Out of jealousy for being so close with its creator when the creature itself couldn’t even come close into being in the creator’s center of attention. Just like killing the creator’s own son, he felt even less empathy into taking the life of the creator’s closest friend. The creature had blamed his creator for his isolation and abandonment, knowing if he did not create the creature to be the way it was the creature itself would not have to go through so much hardship to have simple interactions with humans. (“Hateful day when I received life! Accursed creator! Why did you form a creature so ugly and wretched that even you turned from in disgust…my form is a filthy type… more horrid than from the very resemblance”) (Ch.15, pg.118). (“But where were my friends and interactions? No father had watched my infant days and no mother had blessed me with smiles and love”), (Ch.13, pg.109). (“I shall be with you on your wedding night”), (Ch.20, pg.156). In this particular quote a strange foreshadowing was brought forth on what the creature’s next action will be. This task was the final and most painful action that was ever committed to the creator, he had lost his own wife to his own creation and had truly felt isolated in the world much like the creature did. In a way the creature represented the effects of isolation and abandonment, if it were to have had proper guidance, maybe it would have made a new path for itself. Isolation can be one of the worst things for not just a human, but for any beast that was born in the wilderness. No interaction with another human or even creature is the worst thing to endure. For a creature or beast to be rejected by their own parents, to never know the feeling of being loved by their mother, or a father to watch over their toddler days. Even for a new born baby to be rejected and abandoned on the streets, by how it can adapt and interact with other humans that human baby can go down a different path just as the creature would have also.
The path may be good or bad for a newborn baby, it depends on how it can adapt and perceive many different situations.
Fear, isolation, rejection, and abandonment; these elements can change the nature of any human being or creature out there. The creature in Frankenstein shows us the result of no human interaction at all, and the painfulness of abandonment which can shape you in any which way.
Being created from dead corpses, being abandoned by its own creator, being chased out of anywhere that has any human refuge, forced to survive by itself alone and confused on why it was created in the first place. Cursing its creator, cursing all humans, and cursing the world; these were the actions and thoughts that had kept going through the creatures head due to its grotesque figure.
Feared and rejected where ever it went, the creature never had the opportunity to experience a mother’s love, the chance to create bonds or even have a proper education. No father figure to teach him right from wrong, no schoolmates to socialize all day with. The creature truly had nothing and could not belong to
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anything. (“Satan had his companions, fellow little demons, to admire and encourage him, but I remain solitary, unloved, and scorned”), (Ch.15, pg.118).
In this particular quote the creature compares itself to Satan, realizing the only difference was that Satan still has companions to interact with, while the creature itself had no one, and couldn’t find or bond with anyone. (“Adam…had come forth from the hands of god; a perfect being, guarded with the special care of his creator…allowed to converse with a superior being acquiring knowledge, while I myself is left wretched, helpless, and alone”) (Ch.15, pg.117).
The atmosphere in the whole journey of Frankenstein was dark and moody, creating an amazing image of how ugly humanity can be when faced with something grotesque that seemingly has more power than themselves and can threaten their whole way of living. And how easily they can turn a blind eye to the supernatural, or leave it for another person to deal with. (“Was man indeed, at once so powerful, so magnificent, yet so vicious and base?”), (Ch.12,
pg.107). The creature in the story of Frankenstein truly showed how cruel, fearful, and horrendous how human beings will take extreme action against something they find abnormal and unnatural to their eyes, where they can just abandon and reject it completely without a second thought so that they themselves will not have not anything to disturb or destroy their peaceful lifestyle.
In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the Creature executes extreme and irreversible acts due to his isolation from society. Although the Creature displays kindness, his isolation drives him to act inhumanely.
The Creature, Victor Frankenstein’s creation, is shaped into a monster through its experiences, instead of the nature of itself, which is more expected. Victor Frankenstein, on the other hand, is shaped into a monster because of his mind’s power-hungry nature. Victor treats his creature poorly and he himself becomes wicked. While the Creature also becomes wicked in the end, its actions are more justified because multiple people treated it poorly, causing the Creature to lash out. Even though Victor Frankenstein and the Creature both turn into wicked monsters, to some extent, only one of
These parallels between the creature and a developing child help to explain many of the mysteries of the book. As we see, the creature goes on a terrible killing spree. There are two reasons for this. First, the creature desires revenge for its isolation. But it seems that the creature is also not aware of its own strength - it is easy for the creature to accidentally commit a murder. What two-year-old would not dream of this power? The creature's identification with mythological figures has some fantastic aspects - children fantasize incessantly. This makes sense. The creature, being new to the living world, is chronologically a child - physically strange as it might be, we can only expect it to act its age.
When Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is analyzed, critics comes to a conclusion about Victor Frankenstein's creation. The creature invokes the most sympathy from the readers than any other character in the novel. Because he is abandoned by society which manipulates the creature to do evil things despite his good heart. Therefore Shelley's message throughout the novel is that a person is not born evil, they are made evil.
Throughout Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein pursues, with a passion lacking in other aspects of his life, his individual quest for knowledge and glory. He accepts the friendships and affections given him without reciprocating. The "creature," on the other hand, seems willing to return affections, bringing wood and clearing snow for the DeLaceys and desiring the love of others, but is unable to form human attachments. Neither the creature nor Victor fully understands the complex relationships between people and the expectations and responsibilities that accompany any relationship. The two "monsters" in this book, Victor Frankenstein and his creation, are the only characters without strong family ties; the creature because Frankenstein runs from him, and Victor because he runs from his family.
Tragedy shows no discrimination and often strikes down on those undeserving of such turmoil. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a creature more repulsive than one can imagine is brought to life by a young scientist. Although this creature is horrifying in sight, he is gentle by nature. Unfortunately, the softer side of the creature is repeatedly overlooked and the so called “monster” is driven to a breaking point. Even though the Creature committed many crimes, Mary Shelley’s Creature was the tragic hero of this story because of his efforts rescue the life of a young girl and helping destitute cottagers.
The philosophical root of Frankenstein seems to be the empiricist theory first promoted by John Locke in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In that essay, the mind is concieved as beginning as a blank slate or tabula rasa, upon which the various impressions gained by the outside world shape the personality. According to this strict empiricism, the mind contains no innate basis for the basic prerequisites for human socialization: a social code and/or morality with empathetic roots. As a result of the monster's isolation, he is unable to sympathize with human beings and loses respect for other intelligent life. Even though the monster has good intentions, his beneficence is subverted by the negative and anti-social reactions he receives from the people he encounters.
An idea becomes a vision, the vision develops a plan, and this plan becomes an ambition. Unfortunately for Victor Frankenstein, his ambitions and accomplishments drowned him in sorrow from the result of many unfortunate events. These events caused Victors family and his creation to suffer. Rejection and isolation are two of the most vital themes in which many dreadful consequences derive from. Victor isolates himself from his family, friends, and meant-to-be wife. His ambitions are what isolate him and brought to life a creature whose suffering was unfairly conveyed into his life. The creature is isolated by everyone including his creator. He had no choice, unlike Victor. Finally, as the story starts to change, the creature begins to take control of the situation. It is now Victor being isolated by the creature as a form of revenge. All the events and misfortunes encountered in Frankenstein have been linked to one another as a chain of actions and reactions. Of course the first action and link in the chain is started by Victor Frankenstein.
If we put Frankenstein's creation beside problems we face today, we can see a clear line. The story about the monster, can be translated in to being our issues today with the tampering of nature. We have a handful of problems, a handful of changing nature, but nothing in these days has gone as far as making a man out of dead bodies. When this comes, we can argue that things have gone too far – but how far things have gotten now, it is not a bad thing in my opinion.
engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit” (32). The creature also starts out with kindness, he tells his creator, “Believe
Throughout Frankenstein, one assumes that Frankenstein’s creation is the true monster. While the creation’s actions are indeed monstrous, one must also realize that his creator, Victor Frankenstein, is also a villain. His inconsiderate and selfish acts as well as his passion for science result in the death of his friend and family members and ultimately in his own demise. Throughout the novel, Shelley investigates the idea of monstrosity. She makes the point that a monster does not have to be genuinely evil in order to be considered monstrous.
A monster is usually viewed to be a supernatural creature that humans judge based on looks and not necessarily on personality. In the novel, Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the monster is a creature Victor creates but abandons immediately because he is horrified by his own creation. Due to the monster’s appearance, society does not give the creature a chance to show his true self. Therefore, the monster faces an external conflict because of Frankenstein’s and society's rejection, making it difficult for him to blend into his new life. Victor creates the monster because of his unusual compulsion of aspiring to be like God. However, Victor does not know how to treat or be responsible for his creature. Victor Frankenstein is the true monster
In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley explores a wide range of themes concerning human nature through the thoughts and actions of two main characters and a host of others. Two themes are at the heart of the story, the most important being creation, but emphasis is also placed on alienation from society. These two themes are relevant even in today’s society as technology brings us ever closer to Frankenstein’s fictional achievement.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein (sometimes also known as The Modern Prometheus) is the classic gothic novel of her time. In this eerie tale, Dr. Victor Frankenstein – suffering from quite an extreme superiority complex – brings to life a creature made from body parts of deceased individuals from nearby cemeteries. Rather than to embrace the Creature as his own, Frankenstein alienates him because of his unpleasant appearance. Throughout the novel, the Creature is ostracized not only by Frankenstein but by society as a whole. Initially a kind and gentle being, the Creature becomes violent and eventually seeks revenge for his creator’s betrayal. Rather than to merely focus on the exclusion of the Creature from society, Shelley depicts the progression of Dr. Frankenstein’s seclusion from other humans as well, until he and the Creature ultimately become equals – alone in the world with no one to love, and no one to love them back. Frankenstein serves as more than simply a legendary tale of horror, but also as a representation of how isolation and prejudice can result in the demise of the individual.
Great knowledge of the world and its mysterious ways is something many would love to have. With this great knowledge we have been able to find many of the technologies, medicines, and amazing works of art that we have today. But “evil” comes in hand with the power of such knowledge. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the powerful knowledge that Frankenstein possessed brought him nothing good but his end. His creation wasn’t something that was “good” or that brought him joy as he initially believed it would. Throughout the novel, Frankenstein, there is a clear important social value placed on beauty. Also visible are the repercussion of these social values, that leak into ones own personal values, and its effects on others.