The Role Of The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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A standard controversial problem that has been around since earlier times is altering human genes for scientific purposes. It is debated whether it is against nature to adjust genes, or helpful in inventing future technological advances. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the creator, fabricated a monster using galvanic techniques to assemble distinct body parts from different corpses. His abandonment of the Creature led to it feeling misery, and therefore, seeking revenge on his creator’s family for not showing him the compassion he felt he deserved. Frankenstein suffered consequences for not taking responsibility for his creation. Although it is ideal to experiment with new subjects in science, Frankenstein’s experiment …show more content…

He explained to Victor that he had the urge to establish a friendship with the De Lacey family, but they rejected him because he was ugly, so he set the cottage on “fire, and the cottage was quickly enveloped by the flames, which clung to it and licked it with their forked and destroying tongues” (Shelley 119). The family was not in their house during the incident because the Monster cared about them too much to cause them that much misery, but he did it on purpose to prove his rejection from society. They were apprehensive of what could happen next because the Monster did so many kind deeds for them, but they deceived him without knowing how friendly his personality was. Frankenstein was planning his journey to England with Clerval, and he was always reminded that “[the Monster] had promised to follow [him] wherever [he] might go...” (132). Since Frankenstein did not want to keep to the deal made by the Creature, it worried Frankenstein into at least thinking about the idea. Frankenstein always predicted when the Creature followed him around. Not only did the Monster worry the surrounding citizens, but he also scared Frankenstein, because it would follow him …show more content…

Frankenstein sat in his laboratory in England creating the companion for the Monster, but then he saw him in the window, and said, “‘Begone! I do break my promise; never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness’” (146). Frankenstein thought it was a good idea to create a partner for the Creature so it would stop pestering him, yet again, he did not want them to repopulate the planet with a new race. He came to his senses and regretted starting the experiment, and in front of the Creature’s eyes, he stopped constructing the female compeer. Another conflict that arose in Victor’s mind was having to leave his “friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks...” (132). Frankenstein had an idea that the Creature might go to England, but he also thought the Monster might murder someone else. He was scared to leave his loved ones because the Monster would take advantage of this opportunity since Victor’s friends were unaware of his creation. Although Frankenstein felt jeopardized by his experiment, he still did what was

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