From Creation To Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Susie Q Verduzco
English 12 - 4
Mr. Gonzalez
14 September 2015
From Creation to Monster
In many novels the hero and the villain are very easy to identify, but in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley these two identities are not so clear and is left up to the audience to decide. Could it be possible to argue since Victor Frankenstein has be the creator of a murderer of so many people, that he is the “bad guy” of the story. But what readers must consider is what made this creation turn into a monster. The Creature did not turn violent until his creator left him to face the world alone with no guidance, knowledge, or anything at all. Frankenstein wanted to play God so bad he ignored any possibility that things could go incredibly wrong. After …show more content…

He wanted to be a scientist and benefit mankind. Shortly after, this passion soon evolved into a very bad obsession. He became very power hungry and longed to become a godly figure as he mentions in the start of the novel, “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me”(55). He sacrificed many things, including his health and family for his crazy ambition. Frankenstein ignored any ideas that his science could be impractical and potentially become dangerous to himself and society. He was very bright and succeeded with his plan, but instead of celebrating his success he gasped at the acknowledgement of creating something so hideous, that even he could not love. His extreme desire to play God had spiraled into a very, very dangerous nightmare. Frankenstein did not realize how much responsibility came along with creating a being that would have to be completely dependent on …show more content…

He fled from his creature leaving him to fight and learn for himself with no understanding of the how world works. This desertion left the Creature alone and hopeless, longing for any type of human connection. He starts to wonder, “…But where were my friends and relations? No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles and caresses…”(124). Loneliness and rejection are only the beginning of the Creatures escalating anger towards humanity. He could not understand why he was not able to be loved in any way. As he time went on, he began to gain an understanding of what he was missing; and he realized who was responsible for his extremely lonely existence, “I remembered Adams supplication of his creator, but where was mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him”(134). From this moment the once harmless creature has grown to become a very vicious monster that set out to make Frankenstein feel the very exact pain that he had experienced. The monster would stop at absolutely nothing when it came to achieving this goal of

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