Frankenstein Companionship Essay

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In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, isolation and companionship are a commonly mentioned. Isolation and companionship are two strong concepts that build and makes up a person. The three narrators of the story go through different journeys to discover their true joy in either being alone or accompanied by others.
The novel portrays the concept of isolationism and companionship as a win-lose situation. The characters go through a series of times where they must reflect themselves through periods of isolation. And in the times of companionship, some characters learn how important the need of others and their love is essential to that character’s well-being.
One of those characters included is Victor Frankenstein. He grew up …show more content…

In the beginning of the novel, Walton tells Margaret, his sister, of his tales at sea. He mentions how lonely he is without the accompany of a friend. He tells her “I have no friend, Margaret; when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.” Walton loathes and despised the idea of not being connected with others. Walton becomes in love with the idea of having someone to a call a friend away from home. But eventually Walton finds trust in Victor and they quickly become the best of friends evident in the following quote, “I said in one of my letters, my dear Margaret, that I should find no friend on the wide ocean; yet I have found a man who, before his spirit had been broken by misery, I should have been happy to have possessed as the brother of my …show more content…

The creature was very naive, in fact, one could compare him to an infant. After Victor leaves the creature, he becomes increasingly lonely. An example of the creatures can be seen when he wakes up cold and alone, "It was dark when I awoke; I felt cold also, and half-frightened, as it were instinctively, finding myself so desolate. Before I had quitted your apartment, on a sensation of cold, I had covered myself with some clothes; but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night. I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and

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