S Mistreatment Towards Physically Disabled Children In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote the novel of Frankenstein. The novel shows examples of abandonment, illustrated by the relationship between the Monster and Victor Frankenstein, and additionally foreshadows current events. The novel also describes how Victor Frankenstein, the creator, left his creation as nothing. The Monster did not have anyone to depend on in his life growing up like many children in today's society. Victor was not a good parent to the Monster and like in today’s society some parents, children are being rejected and abandoned.
It was a dark and gloomy night in November in the city of Geneva. In the novel, Shelley talks about the rejection between Victor and the Monster. In this sentence, the Monster is displaying affection of a child with their parents. The Monster is having the same reaction a child will have when they are born: "His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks" (Shelley 36). Victor was in shock that the Monster was alive. …show more content…

According to the article, “Parents’ Mistreatment towards Physically Disabled Children”, a study showed “the level of mistreatment with a disabled child was high for a reason like the marital status of the parents and the child’s order within family” ( Jumma and Cerkez 527). But not all parents are like that mistreatment their child that has a disability. Some parents that live in a foreign country abandoned their children. Jumma and Cerkez go on to say “in many eastern communities [people] believe that having a disabled child in a family is a punishment for their fault and will bring evil and a misfortune to the family and community” (528). This type of abandon happen in the novel and also in real life. That has a physically disability because they don’t have the money to care for them. Also, some parents give their child up for adoption to get a better care for

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