Detrimental Development
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein abandons the dwindling hope for survival amongst negligent parental figures within the early stages of development. Frankenstein’s creation, intending not to negatively impact society, although unintentionally destroying the mentality of his creator, as hoping to save himself from the possibility of further rejection and fragile mentality. The excerpt, emphasizing the importance of upbringing, demonstrates a mere combination of social discrimination and unattainable happiness, which represents the undesired consequences of creation for the wretch. Shelley illustrates debauched characters, such as Frankenstein, to demonstrate the common, self-proclaimed superiority of an individual, as well …show more content…
His loneliness, attributed to Victor’s abandonment of him upon recognizing his frightening physical appearance, plants characteristics of self-hate within the naïve wretch. Neglect, ultimately triggering a lack of socialization skills, isolates the wretch completely. He provides Frankenstein with a compromise; a female companion for independence and the wellbeing of the future, opposed to ruthless retaliation. Overcome by the threatening of his creation, Frankenstein considers the formation of a companion for the wretch in attempt to fulfill his aggressive desires and avoid ultimate destruction. Frankenstein ponders; “His tale and the feelings he now expressed proved him to be a creature of fine sensations, and did I not as his maker owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow?” (Shelley 105). The wretch, overwhelmed by abandonment and his lack of human sustenance, yearns for a companion in which he may express his deep rooted emotions to. Coming to newfound senses of desertion, founded amongst Frankenstein’s parenting or great lack of, encourages self-hate and inspires the wretch to contemplate acts of vengeance without hesitation or remorse similar to a child’s impulsive
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein abandons the dwindling hope for survival amongst negligent parental figures within the early stages of development. Frankenstein’s creation, intending not to negatively impact society, although unintentionally destroying the mentality of his creator, as hoping to save himself from the possibility of further rejection and fragile mentality. The excerpt, emphasizing the importance of upbringing, demonstrates a mere combination of social discrimination and unattainable happiness, which represents the undesired consequences of creation for the wretch. Shelley illustrates debauched characters, such as Frankenstein, to demonstrate the common, self-proclaimed superiority of an individual, as well …show more content…
His loneliness, attributed to Victor’s abandonment of him upon recognizing his frightening physical appearance, plants characteristics of self-hate within the naïve wretch. Neglect, ultimately triggering a lack of socialization skills, isolates the wretch completely. He provides Frankenstein with a compromise; a female companion for independence and the wellbeing of the future, opposed to ruthless retaliation. Overcome by the threatening of his creation, Frankenstein considers the formation of a companion for the wretch in attempt to fulfill his aggressive desires and avoid ultimate destruction. Frankenstein ponders; “His tale and the feelings he now expressed proved him to be a creature of fine sensations, and did I not as his maker owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow?” (Shelley 105). The wretch, overwhelmed by abandonment and his lack of human sustenance, yearns for a companion in which he may express his deep rooted emotions to. Coming to newfound senses of desertion, founded amongst Frankenstein’s parenting or great lack of, encourages self-hate and inspires the wretch to contemplate acts of vengeance without hesitation or remorse similar to a child’s impulsive