Responsibility In Frankenstein Research Paper

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Natalie A. Luna, Mr. Chomin English 10 3-20-24. The Role of Responsibility in Frankenstein Responsibility is a chapter in life that many people are not ready to approach. It's tragic how badly mistakes can impact a person's life, but often it is a good lesson learned. Mary Shelley proves this in her novel Frankenstein. Written about a smart scientist who goes above and beyond with his scientific discoveries and creates a supernatural being. The story is told of a gifted scientist, the main character who succeeds in giving life to a being of his creation. But he fails to be a father figure. The novel expresses a lack of responsibility. This book shows the main character's pursuit of knowledge and his discovery. The main character starts off …show more content…

He had siblings and parents. A rich family.Most of all a healthy family. Yet he still felt he needed to fill a void. Victor states, “A new species would bless me as its creator and its source.” (Shelley 55). Selfishness takes over the main character's consciousness. When he brings the creature to life, he is scared to see reality and mess up his life, so he leaves the creature alone to fend for himself. Life comes with choice, and it's up to you to choose what you do with that opportunity. The creature then states “I remembered Adam's supplication to his Creator. But where is mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him." Shelley 94. That quote shows how scared the main character was, so he ran out and abandoned his creature. He couldn't believe what he had done, and he didn't want to be held responsible for what he had just done. That is also another way to show that people base opinions solely on looks rather than personality. While we look at this novel, we can see that the main character's absence at any given moment in the creature's life affects those surrounded. The creature only wanted love because he was denied affection and love from the very moment he had a beating heart in his chest. The creature became so angry that the main character

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