Importance Of Morality In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In childhood, people learn the most about morality by watching the way their guardians behave. Guidance and lessons learned from a young age establish an individual's basic beliefs of right and wrong. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein successfully creates life, but quickly abandons his monster as a result of its horrifying appearance. The monster was then left alone in the world, taking in any information it learned as truth. The monster was made even more vulnerable by its hideous appearance, which caused all the people the it met throughout its journey to react violently or abandon the creature. Frankenstein could have helped the creature acclimate to society by not abandoning it during its first moments in the world, by making it aware of its horrifying appearance and by teaching the monster morality

The monster, a sentient being capable of learning, was brought into the world, but given no guidance from his creator. Instead, the creature was made even more confused and hurt by the fact that Victor, the very first person that the monster saw, ran fr...

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