Companionship In Frankenstein

Companionship is the feeling of friendship or comfort between individuals, thus showing the importance of support and presence. One may gain companionship without being acquainted with the individual beforehand, proving the simplicity and lack of complication behind the concept. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Misery by Anton Chekov, The Monster and protagonists Iona both required companionship. Both stories Frankenstein and Misery possessed an absence of companionship, although they maintain many insignificant differences the similarities between The Monster and Iona are clearly evident, thus resulting in negative impacts to characters and society.

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Battling with oneself can cause poor choices making oneself desperate. In Frankenstein when it stated “At that moment i heard the steps of my younger protectors. I had not a moment to lose, but seizing the hand of the old man, i cried, now it the time! Save and protect me! You and your family are the friends whom i seek” (Shelley 123). In this passage it is showing as The Monster is desperately begging the old man for companionship. The Monster frantically broke into the cottage this shows that he is in need for friends and will go through any trouble to obtain one. This can also be represented by the book Misery. Iona from Misery faced quite the same problem when it said “That’s how it is, old girl… Kuzma Ionitch is gone… He said goodbye to me… He went and died for no reason… Now, suppose you had a little colt, and you were own mother to that little colt,... And all at once that same little colt when and dead… You’d be sorry, wouldn't you…(Chekov 6)? In this quote it shows that Iona is obviously desperate as talking to a horse as his last resort. He is trying to find a companionship but is not successful so decides to share his stories with an