Green Monster

The quest for knowledge, and the danger in the quest, is a main theme in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. The novel’s three main characters, Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the monster all relentlessly search for different kinds of knowledge. They each discover danger and even tragedy in their obsessive quests. Robert Walton is the captain of a ship on a very dangerous voyage. It’s his quest to be the first man to successfully navigate to the North Pole. He explains to his sister in a…

who fell in love with the science of bringing things/ people back to life. With his new found interest, Victor began creating his monster (Frankenstein). Once he did, the monster became destructive and harmful. Thus it was to be exiled and Victor along with it. As a result of being exiled Victor became very depressed and bipolar. He would yell and curse at the monster, wishing it dead. Depression is a very bad disorder. It can make someone feel like not wanting to live, then wanting to…

a living thing; a monster. However, once he does this he is not ready to live with the consequences of his actions. When Victor realizes the monster killed William, when Justine is accused of killing William, and when Elizabeth dies at the wedding, Victor could have saved himself had he realized the repercussions of creating the monster and took responsibility for…

grotesque yet conscious monster. Succeeding the novel, there was a rise of the various Frankenstein films including the 1931 version. This version differed from the novel on countless aspects yet both depicted the concept of a monster and how the world perceived him. As we move into a modern era of technology, with the formation of robots…

similar to the ones today. We live in an appearance-based society, and this topic is brought to light by Victor’s monster to a common human being. We (people) all want to be accepted by our peers and society for works we have done and our physical attributes. Some humans aren’t recognized for their abilities but acceptance is necessary for them to feel wanted or important. The monster in Frankenstein wanted to be accepted and not feel like an outcast by others. “Unable to endure the aspect of…

As the creator of the creature, Dr. Frankenstein chooses to turn it away and destroys the female monster that is the last happiness the creature can have which lead the creature kills other people and his family. Before Dr. Frankenstein created the creature, he called himself father of it. Surprisingly, Dr. Frankenstein decides to abandon his “child” at the first sight of its ugly appearance. He appears to be relentless because he abandons a creature who has no ability to live alone. The…

Frankenstein created a monster and all the monster wanted was someone to love him and care for him and Victor abandoned the monster making him feel unwanted and an outcast that eventually turned into anger and rage.…

expectations for Victor to become a respectable man in which Victor’s thirst of breaking the boundaries between death and life went against the presumption expected of him. The clash of personalities between the two men led to the creation of a monster that Victor abandoned, and due to his actions of abandonment it led to bloodshed, revenge, and heartache. Alphonse (Victor’s father) and the family name was represented as being “one of the…

Kyle N. Sylvia Toni J. Weeden Honors Seniors English 8 November 2018 Frankenstein Research Paper In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley depicted a monster that has risen to fame rapidly all over the real world that, while reading the classic, forced all of us to notice his perseverance when faced with adversity and how he overcame the problems that were instantly imposed on him upon his first breath of life. After Victor noticed how his creation was a repulsive visage, he fled promptly and…

he first tried to catch the whale (Moby Dick). Wanting revenge Captain Ahab became obsessed with trying to catch Moby Dick. The second encounter with the large whale resulted with the Captain losing his life. Revenge is a double ended store. The monster shouldn’t have been so obsessed with revenging his ungodly looks and instead he should’ve realized that his desire for revenge will do more harm to himself. The creature killed Victor’s brother, wife, and father in an act to avenge himself. Not…