Frankenstein Persuasive Essay

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The story I had read was Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. In the story nature had been a force that helped those who have been mistreated. Victor had tried to break nature's laws so they gave him a monster. Then when Victor ignored the creation, nature went and had the monster become his and his loved ones downfall. The monster was mistreated by his creator and others around him. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley suggests that, when people see others that look different than them, the result is poor judgment that can lead to retribution and pain for the person being judged, thus that person will become isolated and alone, because of human nature and fear of those different than us.
To start this off, the monsters looks terrify those around him. …show more content…

The monster was mistreated by almost everyone he has come into contact with. So thus he has turned to revenge, which is understandable because he was hurt by the rejection and prejudice that was thrown his way. His final straw seemed to be when after Felix stopped beating him, "...feelings of revenge and hatred filled my bosom...[and] I bent my mind towards injury and death."(Shelley 148). But by raking up the act of revenge the monster ensured that he would never be accepted into society, like he had always wanted. So therefore without that possibility revenge comes to be all he has. Then VIctor too comes to want revenge on the monster and thus both main characters become corrupted in there ways to destroy each other. Though that may be true, it is caused by all isolation stems from all the prejudice taking place. All the murder, and despair occur because of a lack of connection to family and society. Put another way, the true evil in Frankenstein is not Victor or his monster, but isolation. When Victor becomes lost in his studies he removes himself from society, and loses sight of all his responsibilities and consequences that could stem from his actions. The monster turns to vengeance not because it's evil, but because its isolation fills it with overwhelming hate and anger. And his vengeance is to make Victor as isolated as it. Add it all up, and it is clear that isolation is the villain/culprit of this whole story. But that isolation that the monster felt came from all the prejudice and hate he has received through his life. And the monster would not have been created and gotten so isolated if Victor wasn't so isolated in his studies in the first place. It's all cause and effect a this

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