Characterization Of The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Characterization #2 Frankenstein and his monster are ultimately miserable, deprived of human companionship, and obsessed with revenge because of their solidarity, passions, and societal values forced upon them. Frankenstein experiences solidarity because of his mother’s previous death, he isolates himself. Victor explains, “I threw myself into the chaise that was to convey me away and indulged on the most melancholy reflections” (Frankenstein 34). This suggests that he subconsciously wanted to block out his mother’s death, so he immersed himself in science education, which made him much more focused and obsessive. Victor states, “I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited…catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life” (Frankenstein 49). His misery began from obtaining forbidden knowledge that …show more content…
The monster says, “Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous” (Frankenstein 96). The monster wants a purpose and asks Victor to give him one, but Victor wants nothing to do with his creation. As the monster explains his story, he gives Victor an understanding that not only did Victor neglect him, but society did as well. The difference between the monster and Victor is that the monster was forced by society into solitude.
The monster has the same Promethean traits as Victor, but it is more intensified. For instance, the monster denotes, “…my feelings were those of rage and revenge. I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery” (Frankenstein 137). The monster’s passion in finding companionship and love leads him into choosing murder over