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Focus on individuality in frankenstein
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Like Creator, Like Creation
By: Uap,Thang C.
Frankenstein is a book about the creature and the creator’s adventure and how they both experienced misery in a different, yet similar ways. An isolated creature wishing to have a female companion and a creator with a satisfying and pleasant childhood. Yet, they both possessed something that connects them together. Although people may argue that Victor Frankenstein is different from the creature, he is ultimately very similar to the creature because they are both romantic, played god, and sought revenge by the end of the book.
Victor Frankenstein went on a hike in chapter seven to relieve his melancholy mood after discovering William’s death through his father’s letter and stated in page 77 that, “By degree the calm and heavenly scene restored me...”. By looking at the snowy mountains and the calm lake, nature scenery provided him mental healing. In page 151, the creature whom the creator created also stated similar statement by saying,“..the day, which was one of the first of spring, cheered even me by the loveliness of its sunshine and the balminess of the air.”. In the previous chapter, the creature had been rejected by the De Lacey’s family due to his appearances and had sworn to get his
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revenge on Victor, however when spring arrived, he again felt delighted. Despite the previous argument, the way Victor and the creature played god distinguished them apart.
Victor played god in Frankenstein by creating a creature, in page 58 “It was on the night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toil.”. Due to Victor’s desire for forbidden knowledge and excessive hubris, Victor suffer and bear the guilt of murdering William, Justine, Clerval, and Elizabeth. On the other hand, the creature played god in page 153 by strangling the people that Victor love to get what he wanted,“...this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.”. The creature decided who should be murdered and therefore decides the destiny of each person in the
novel. Nonetheless, both the Creator and his creation sought revenge against each other. The creature first thought of revenge when he was rejected by the De Lancey’s family in page 148, “For the first time the feeling of revenge and hatred filled my bosom, and I did not strife to control them,...”. The creature felt remorse and thought that Victor should not be enjoying his life when he had made him to be monstrous and then abandoned him. In the same way, after seeing the lifeless form of Elizabeth and Alphonse Frankenstein whom his creation destroyed, Victor “..was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure;..”. in page 219. Revenge was his only purpose in life and the only thing that kept him alive. “Like father, like son” goes the saying, but in the novel, the idiom is “Like creator, like creation” because Victor Frankenstein and the creature he created possessed similar traits. As much as their upbringing was different, however their passion and feelings are aligned with each other. Victor and his creation together enjoyed what nature provided. Furthermore, Victor Frankenstein played god in the novel by bringing a person back from the dead and the creature played god by deciding the destiny of people that Victor valued. Finally, they both abhor each other so much so that they are willing to risk their own lives chasing each other for revenge.
If you create something should you be able to kill it? The notion of playing god like Victor did with the creatures in Frankenstein is comparative to the same issue the courts have with abortion laws. Various angles of abortion can be quite overwhelming as well as who makes the final decision. Many governments have struggled to strike what they believe to be a balance between the rights of pregnant women and the rights of fetuses. Before life is started, generally, an individual has thought about whether or not they want to create life. All life is created whether it is the creatures in Frankenstein or development of a fetus. Once life has been created choosing to end that life can cause many issues. The struggle of choosing between life and death could be avoided by an individual evaluating the results of creating a life before starting the process.
Mary Shelley’s nineteenth century classic “Frankenstein” Explores the troubles that came to the monster because of his differences, how he overcomes them, what makes the monster relatable, Victor’s individual tragic flaw, and the tragedy of this book.
Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, illustrates the Romantic idea of the sublime naturalworld as an emotional experience for the characters of the novel. Within the text, Shelleyutilizes an allusion to the John Milton’s biblical story, Paradise Lost, to make a parallel betweenthe characters. Within the passage, the monster compares himself, as well as his creator, Victor,to the characters Adam and Satan. He comes to realize that he is more similar to Satan;ultimately, leading him to his reign of terror and the revenge he wishes to impose on Victor. Themonster realizes that he is similar to Adam in Paradise Lost in that they both do not want to bealone. The monster also realizes that there is good in the world that is deeply contrasted with
The most important religious comparison in Frankenstein, are the outstanding similarities between Victor as God and the monster as Lucifer. This idea is proven by the monster in the quote where he states, " I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed." Broken down, this quote shows us that the monster feels that he is the neglected creation and that he has been created to be unhappy, although he has committed no wrongdoing, and he doesn't deserve to be mistreated by society. As it goes in the bible, God created Lucifer as the most brilliant and beautiful angel in the sky with good intentions, but Lucifer turned his back on his creator and began a notorious streak of evil as the "malignant devil." Now if the role of God is switched with that of Victor, and the role of Lucifer is switched with that of the monster, the story is retold in almost the same context. Now to prove that this is not just farfetched speculation, the monster even says in his quote that he ought to be Adam, God's successful creation, rather than the fallen angel (Lucifer). Among other quotes in which the monster deigns Victor as [his] creator, this is a powerful novel reference and this quote beautifully shows the direct motif of religious role-playing in Frankenstein.
...e seeking help and strength to take care of problems in their lives. Victor Frankenstein is a man with a loving and caring family. Family and friends are an important part of his life. He has his whole life in front of him, when creates his monster. He creates the monster in the likeness of man with same need of love and affection as man. Although, this is his creation, he lets the monster down and does not care for him. The monster begins to feel neglected and lonely and wants desperately to have a human relationship. The monster turns angry and revengeful because he is so sad and abandoned. He wants Victor to feel the way that he does, all alone. The monster succeeds and Victor ends up losing all the important in his life and his own life. In the end, the monster dies and the need for human relationship becomes the destruction for both the monster and Victor.
...“Frankenstein’s tragedy stems, not from his Promethean excess, but from his own moral error, his failure to love. He abhorred his creature, became terrified of it, and fled his responsibilities” (p9). By showing the parallels between Victor and the creature, the author suggests that both may be monsters in their own way, and the readers’ confusion confirms it.
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.
Over two centuries ago, Mary Shelley created a gruesome tale of the horrific ramifications that result when man over steps his bounds and manipulates nature. In her classic tale, Frankenstein, Shelley weaves together the terrifying implications of a young scientist playing God and creating life, only to be haunted for the duration of his life by the monster of his own sordid creation. Reading Shelley in the context of present technologically advanced times, her tale of monstrous creation provides a very gruesome caution. For today, it is not merely a human being the sciences are lusting blindly to bring to life, as was the deranged quest of Victor Frankenstein, but rather to generate something potentially even more dangerous and horrifying with implications that could endanger the entire world and human population.
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and the monster that he creates are very similar. For example, Victor creates the monster to be like himself. Another similarity is that the anger of both Victor and the monster is brought about by society. One more parallel between Victor and the monster is that they both became recluses. These traits that Victor and the monster possess show that they are very similar.
As creators of another creature, God and Victor Frankenstein are very similar, in that they both lose part of their "family," and they let the war between them and their creations go on too long. Victor says, " I collected bones from charnel houses; and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame." This shows that he creates the monster out of corpses, just as God creates Satan. Furthermore, Victor is disgusted with his own creation, "the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." Victor rejects the monster, similar to God's disgust with Satan's pride. The monster wreaks havoc on the Victor's life, "; I called myself the murderer of William, of Justine, and of Clerval," leaving him with a burden of guilt, just as God loses his angels to Satan, Victor loses his family and friends to the monster. Victor at some point feels even more guilt because he didn't destroy the monster earlier. If God could so easily order the fallen angels to be pushed out of Heaven, why did he let the war go on for three days? This truly is remarkable, two novels of different time periods, with characters of startling resemblance.
The monster of the novel is often misattributed with the name, “Frankenstein.” However, Victor Frankenstein can ultimately be considered the true monster of this tale. His obsession would lead to the corruption of his soul and the creation of two monsters—one himself, and the other, the creature. In attempting to take on the role of God, nature would become a monster to Victor and destroy his life. These elements of monstrosity in Frankenstein drive the meaning of its story.
Frankenstein’s likeness to the creature is further strengthened in their like “God” roles. Life both given and taken is a position of authority, that only God can command. However, Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature attempt to take on this ultimate position of control. Ambitiously, Victor believes he has discovered life, “After days and nights of incredible labor and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter” (Shelley 52), and has taken on the blasphemous activity of creating it for himself, consequently shocked at what he has done when the creature, rendered with the decaying body parts from the grave yard, comes to life. Victor, in fright, and horror states “...now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room, and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep” (Shelley, 59). Victor creates new life, however rather than assuming his responsibilities as a creator, he chooses to abandons the creature and sets him loose upon
The main characters in the novel, Frankenstein express characteristics that vary tremendously. Victor Frankenstein and the monster shared the feelings of both hatred and love, they each felt isolated and alienated, and each are intelligent creatures. They portrayed numerous physical differences, their interactions with people and love for others differed immensely. Each of these characters were essential to this classic novel.
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is the story of a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his quest to create life from death. Frankenstein’s experiment goes dreadfully wrong and he is forced to flee from the monster he created. Throughout this novel, Frankenstein is characterized by his extreme intelligence, skepticism and withdrawn behavior, and remorse.
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, readers can learn that a mortal human playing god brings responsibilities and consequences of playing outside of a god(s) ruleset. Therefore, there are dangers to being too curious and ambitious. The theme can be understood through Victor Frankenstein’s actions. He has been heavily occupied on “natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term” (49). With the scientist’s immense knowledge and love for science, he attempts to create a human being. However, his experiment fails; he does not create a beautiful human, but a “wretch - [a] miserable monster” (59). His failure has led to him suffering and witnessing the tragic deaths of his loved ones. Frankenstein says