The Obsession Of Narcissism In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Marry Shelley's experiences obliged her to write "Frankenstein" because it was born out of the waking nightmare she had (Gilbert, 4), Mary's rejection of the creature by Frankenstein arises from the betrayal of her father and husband. According to her experiences, we understand that her father showed neglect towards her after the death of her mother, Mary's response to this event is shown in her novel "Frankenstein" by the decision of the monster to abandon Victor and to seek revenge against him. Moreover, Shelley represents herself in the character of Victor Frankenstein who suffers the pain of his mother's death Caroline; he tried to beat on this pain by the creation of monster which brings the delightful inside his heart. Also, she employed …show more content…
Shelley declares that narcissism in charge of all the monster's crimes and the parental neglect in the novel "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs" (Shelley, 54). By the quote above, we can see that Victor obsessed with his ability to create a unique creature; this obsession is sign of Frankenstein egotism and narcissism. Although the secure attachment between Victor and his parents in childhood, the narcissism contributes to turn this attachment to negligence, not only with his parents also he neglects his creature and refused him, because the monster did not achieved the goal of Victor, to be a special creature and to challenge god to create creature better than anyone "Frankenstein's interest in pseudo-science is a specific sign of his narcissism. The creation of the creature ego-ideal is further narcissistic" (Kesner), so Victor's egotism that leads to refusal and negligence towards the monster is the result of the monster's