Similarities Between Frankenstein And The Us

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I frequently wonder if there is someone else on earth who looks like me, thinks like me, or perhaps is identical to me. A doppelganger or an “evil version” of oneself is a possibility that few will ever encounter. However, throughout the novel Frankenstein and the movie Us, it is a prominent theme that helps contribute to the evil nature of both stories. While Victor’s creation of the wicked monster, Frankenstein, explores Victor’s evil desires and ambitions, the doppelgangers that haunt the humans throughout “Us” prove it is more important to face your evil counterpart rather than fear it. Victor’s evil creation of the monster Frankenstein is simply a twisted reflection of himself, proving the monster to be Victor’s “evil side”. Throughout his teenage years, …show more content…

He believes the monster will turn out to be a good thing and bring people back to life, however, it does the opposite, and he fears the monster. This is seen immediately after the monster's creation, “I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me (Shelley 59).” Victor can barely look at Frankenstein, he realizes his intentions have gotten the best of himself, and he cannot face that his evil half had been revealed. Throughout the novel, Victor struggles to admit that Frankenstein is his responsibility and instead lets his family members and friends die, one by one. I think that Shelley, the author, is trying to teach the reader that evil lurks within every human soul, and it is more important to face it rather than fear it. Had Victor faced the monster, his evil half, he would have not only created peace for himself but also for the monster, but instead he ran from it, thinking evil is better off

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