Frankenstein: Sympathy For The Villain

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Before I get started, just stop and think. In majority of the books and movies that have been made, the hero always defeats the villain and everyone celebrates. With this in mind, have you ever stopped and thought about how the villain feels, what their backstory was, why they became evil? Did anyone ever show sympathy for the villain and not just the hero in a book, or a movie. In the next few paragraphs, I will be talking to you about why the reader might feel sympathetic for Dracula, who is the blood sucking villain in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Frankenstein, who is the horrid, murderer of many, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
To begin with, let’s talk about how the reader might feel sympathetic for the appalling, blood-sucking vampire, …show more content…

In this novel, the hideous looking monster named Frankenstein was created by different body parts of dead humans, and brought to life by the power of electricity. Victor Frankenstein had done the impossible by bringing new life from the dead by using the power of electricity. However, the monster was lonely as he had no friends or family on planet earth. Frankenstein (the monster) decided to ask Victor Frankenstein the mad scientist, if he could make a horrific looking bride for him so he wouldn’t be lonely. Unfortunately for the monster, Victor said he would never create another monster like him ever again, especially because the monster had murdered his younger brother. In the story, the monster had tried to help a drowning child, but when the child looked at his face, she started screaming terrified. The monster was hurt, and all he wanted was someone to talk to. In the condition of Victor not creating a bride for him, the monster murdered everyone Victor knew and loved so he could feel the pain of being lonely. I can definitely understand how the monster was feeling because humans need someone to talk to. It’s hard to survive alone with no friends or family. Imagine you had just entered a new planet with no one to talk to. I would be upset and scared because I am all alone. Correspondly, this is how the monster felt, so I can understand why he murdered everyone Victor

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