The Struggle For Power In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Frankenstein shows many examples of how easily too much power leads to destruction. Victor Frankenstein and his creature struggle for power the most. Frankenstein realized the consequences of playing God when the monster he creates demands to gain dominance over him by committing acts of hate and murder. Frankenstein’s loved ones. Nature does not allow Frankenstein, or his creation to live an easy life after throwing off natural cycle of life from it’s course. Mary Shelley uses the theme of desire for power throughout the novel to demonstrate how too much power can often bring about consequences that affect several people.
The first instance of a need for power occured when Victor believed he could control his desire to create the creature after locking himself away from the world. His family claimed he grown obsessed with his science, which caused him to exclude himself from everyone else. Victor struggled internally, arguing with himself that he did not acquire an …show more content…

Nature disagreed with Victor from the moment he decided to create a living being. After the monster’s existences comes about, nature shows repercussions for Victor’s irresponsibility. Victor never allowed the creature to learn what it meant to feel emotion and how much it impacted the quality of life. This caused the creature to perform hateful acts learned through the observations of nature. Nature also played a role in the monster’s emotions. During the winter after it left to live in the mountains, it felt depressed after watching other humans. However, in the spring it’s emotions altered and it lightened it’s heart. Although nature did show empathy for the creature by allowing it’s mood to change with the seasons, it did not take so lightly to the circumstances of how it came into existence. Ultimately, the theme established nature as a major role by showing that overriding the natural powers would cause

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