Frankenstein Character Analysis Essay

Character Analysis: Frankenstein

If not, elsewhere they meet with charity.The main character of this gothic, the titular “Frankenstein”, is Victor Frankenstein. In Shelley’s era, “Franken”, was a word meaning a builder or creator of some sort. This caused, Victor, as the doctor prefers, to become adept in piercing persistence, his most conspicuous quality. A lot of phenomenons that his creation, Frankenstein, creates are blatantly defeated by his unprovoked and often never ending persistence. The actual evidence of Victor’s persistence is known at the beginning letters of the book read by Robert Walton. The letters, show the settings of the ice caps in the arctic where Victor says he has chased the monster to. As Walton writes, we find out

that Victor hasn’t eaten in nearly four days because he has been chasing the monster.
One of the most famous parts in this story is chapter 7. In this chapter William Frankenstein, the youngest brother of Victor is accidentally killed by the Frankenstein monster. this is where it is clear that Victor won’t stop, eat, sleep, or rest until this monster is ended:
Justine: “William is dead!—that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered!”
Victor: “When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation. I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I when there have precipitated him to their base.”
(Shelley 68)
This intense, but stern transaction is a change of course in the story, because this moment is when Victor realizes that he must chase the monster to even the highest points of the andes mountains to stop it. The worry of more deaths have caused him to lose his mind and internally die on the inside.
The most interesting scene in the story occurs when Victor’s best friend he knew since childhood is murdered by the monster. He dramatically claims that it is all his fault, and becomes more encouraged to find the monster before he takes the life of its next victim (his wife):
Victor: “All was again silent, but his words rang in my ears.

I burned with rage to pursue the murderer of my peace and precipitate him into the ocean. I walked up and down my room hastily and perturbed, while my imagination conjured up a thousand images to torment and sting me. Why had I not followed him and closed with him in mortal strife? But I had suffered him to depart, and he had directed his course towards the mainland. I shuddered to think who might be the next victim sacrificed to his insatiate revenge. 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.”
(Shelley 134)
The Frankenstein monster is slowly making its creator suffer by killing off everyone of his loved ones. All this while Victor searches for Frankenstein, but he is always late. This is when he has a chance to save his loved one, his spouse. This chapter is extremely intriguing to read because it is absurd how the thoroughly persistent Victor is after all he has been through and after all he has traveled.
The worst part of Frankenstein is in the latter part of chapter 24 when victor dies on walton’s ship.

This was a troublesome chapter to endure because it is painful to picture the troubles he went through and all he has lost and still not accomplish his objective. This character flaw shows the truly perpetual aspect of this character. The fact that Victor was relentless enough to chase the monster all around England and up to the Icecaps is completely astonishing, yet understandable due to the pain and sorrow he had to endure. Despite his less than admirable failure, Victor’s persistence impacted greatly to the readers of the

book.