There Isn T Smoke Without Fire Analysis

“There isn’t smoke without fire.” I believe this French proverb can answer one of the biggest underlying questions of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein. Throughout the novel, the main character, Victor, is faced with tragedies and hardships, but with deeper analysis, readers can conclude that Victor’s misfortune was incurred. Victor Frankenstein’s monster destroyed everything he cared about, but in the end, the only person at fault is himself. A child’s behavior is often seen as a direct reflection of the parenting they received. If one spots a misbehaving child in public while their guardian does nothing, one could perhaps think of the parent as being the lesser person even though it is their child doing the misbehaving. June 15th,

According to Jim Tunney, affluenza is the “inability to understand the consequences of one's actions because of financial privilege.” Ethan Couch didn’t receive proper punishment because his parents never taught him right from wrong. Victor never taught his monster right from wrong. The only “lessons” the monster received was from De Lacey’s family. However, the monster’s actions after his “lessons” were still not right. Both Ethan Couch and Victor’s monster did things they knew they shouldn’t have done, and they both blamed their creators. If Victor would have spent time teaching the creature basic lessons of life including Victor’s situation in life, then, I believe, the monster wouldn’t have had a sense of bitterness towards his creator. Victor betrayed his creation, and his creation overreacted. Victor Frankenstein built a human. It wasn’t until he forced this human into isolation that it turned into his monster. On page 167 of Frankenstein Victor describes the monster as a “miserable demon whom I had sent abroad into the world for my destruction.” The words “I had sent” and “for my destruction” tell readers that Victor acknowledges that the monster’s actions are ultimately that of his own. If Victor would