The Real Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a Gothic novel about a man and his lonely journey to create a companion for himself. When his plan backfires, he abandons his creation and leaves the creation lonely and angry. In Frankenstein, Shelley uses the emotions of the characters to show the readers that Victor Frankenstein is the real monster. Since Frankenstein made his creation to help him feel like he had a friend, it leads the readers to believe that Frankenstein would treat his creation with respect and comfort. Later on in the story readers see the creation’s true feelings towards Frankenstein. The creation feels “all joy was but a mockery which insulted [his] desolate state” because Frankenstein abandoned him (Shelley 102). The creation shows the readers his feelings …show more content…
Frankenstein turned on his creation so quick because he realized his creation was destructive. The creation is only destructive because Frankenstein did not teach him the necessities of life like all newborn things need. Frankenstein is harmful to his creation showing how he is a monster although the readers don’t see that at first. Moreover Frankenstein and his creation both express their opinions of each other showing the readers that the creation feels abandoned because Frankenstein left him when he knew nothing about the world. The creation has “vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind” because he was abandoned by Frankenstein, therefore showing him that humans are selfish and condescending (Shelley 101). The feelings portrayed by the creation and Frankenstein proves to the readers that Frankenstein is overall the monster of the story even though the creation is depicted that way. Nevertheless Frankenstein is shown as the monster to the readers because of the feelings he expresses towards his