Existentialism In Frankenstein

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An artist’s painting is his beloved creation; he extracted its beginnings from the far recesses of his mind and gave it texture and tangibility. In his case, his painting might be sold, and as a result the painter will be affected. He might gain wealth in exchange for it, but he might also feel the absence of his creation. His painting is an extension of himself that can lead to consequences previously unfathomed. Just like the painter, many characters have experienced the involvement that stems from the nativity of an unconscious or conscious being, their lives irrevocably changed. Likewise, the existential development in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot illuminates how the ignorance and neglect of one's creations leads to the created metaphysically usurping the creator.
The emotions generated in one’s weakened mental state in response to a crisis ultimately consumes the personality of its creator. When Lucky’s hat is taken from him in Waiting For Godot, he slumps over and is unable to stand until “[Pozzo fetches bag and basket and …show more content…

This coup occurs due to the fact that the emotions generated by a person can consume its creator and his personality; the projection of a metaphysical or physical being allows for the deterioration of sanity; and the creation of time and its misinterpretations result in the loss of meaning in life. Each character is affected and changed by his creation, just like the painter, as a creation comes with a responsibility that many do not care to take notice of; the acknowledgement of this responsibility is necessary for the continuation of life, perhaps not the same as before, but with an open mind for the change that it will inevitably

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