Role Of Tragedy In Frankenstein

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Frankenstein
Would a loving family really have prevented tragedy?
When a baby is born, he or she comes into the world innocent. With no reason, no experience and no emotion but love, the baby knows nothing. He or she does not know right from wrong or simple knowledge. In order to grow and learn, babies must take after their surroundings. In many cases, a good family means a good child. This is not always the case, though, considering many criminals have come from good families. The creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein can also be perceived as a newborn baby. Made out of random body parts from different graveyards, the creature is closely related to a new born baby. The creature was neglected by Victor, causing the creature to miss out on any sort of nurture or care from another life source. Did this cause his outrage, or was it his own fault? …show more content…

His ugly features made it hard for people to see him as anything more than a creature. This fueled his outrage and motivated him to destroy all who posed a threat. This shows that the creature was at fault, since he chose to act like this. Although Victor set him up for failure, the creature had the ability to turn the failure into success. With a family, bad or good, the creature would have responded the same way. He allowed other people to influence his decisons and later motivate him to destroy all who were acquianted with his creator,

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