Bryce Clegg
Mrs. Schroder
English IV Honors
4 Dec 2016
Duty to Self vs. Humanity in Frankenstein From the point that Victor Frankenstein creates the monster until the end of the book, Victor experiences a conflict over the responsibility of what he created. Frankenstein first created his monster as a science experiment while studying anatomy, however it soon became much more than a science experiment. Once Victor gave life to his creation, he not only assumed a responsibility to himself, but also a responsibility to humanity. These responsibilities create much internal and external conflict which dictate his actions for the rest of the book, and his final actions. After Victor brings the monster to life, the monster kills Victor’s brother, …show more content…
Then, the monster asks Victor to create a female companion, and insists that if he does, the monster and his companion will leave for the South American jungle. He also tells Victor that if he has a companion, he will no longer feel any loneliness, and will not kill anyone. This creates a compelling argument, as the monster will escape Victor’s sight and proximity to civilization. The combination of those two effects gives Victor some ease in his responsibility to humanity. Victor also has a responsibility as his creator, and agrees to create the female …show more content…
responsibility to humanity, the conflict goes away almost immediately, and he is left with a sense of guilt and fear. Victor then sails out to sea, chucks his latest incomplete creation in the sea. When Victor returns to land the next day, he is convicted of murder of Henry Clerval, whose corpse was found on the beach that same morning. Victor becomes ill because of the shock and guilt of Henry's death; when he wakes up, he finds himself in prison. Once he is released, he becomes paranoid about seeing his monster again. His paranoia only increases until the wedding day, as he believes that the monster will try to attack him over not keeping his promise. However, the monster actually attacks and kills his newly-wedded wife, Elizabeth, while he is out looking for the monster. After his life and family are ruined, he devotes the rest of his life to searching for and killing the monster that he
Mrs. Schroder
English IV Honors
4 Dec 2016
Duty to Self vs. Humanity in Frankenstein From the point that Victor Frankenstein creates the monster until the end of the book, Victor experiences a conflict over the responsibility of what he created. Frankenstein first created his monster as a science experiment while studying anatomy, however it soon became much more than a science experiment. Once Victor gave life to his creation, he not only assumed a responsibility to himself, but also a responsibility to humanity. These responsibilities create much internal and external conflict which dictate his actions for the rest of the book, and his final actions. After Victor brings the monster to life, the monster kills Victor’s brother, …show more content…
Then, the monster asks Victor to create a female companion, and insists that if he does, the monster and his companion will leave for the South American jungle. He also tells Victor that if he has a companion, he will no longer feel any loneliness, and will not kill anyone. This creates a compelling argument, as the monster will escape Victor’s sight and proximity to civilization. The combination of those two effects gives Victor some ease in his responsibility to humanity. Victor also has a responsibility as his creator, and agrees to create the female …show more content…
responsibility to humanity, the conflict goes away almost immediately, and he is left with a sense of guilt and fear. Victor then sails out to sea, chucks his latest incomplete creation in the sea. When Victor returns to land the next day, he is convicted of murder of Henry Clerval, whose corpse was found on the beach that same morning. Victor becomes ill because of the shock and guilt of Henry's death; when he wakes up, he finds himself in prison. Once he is released, he becomes paranoid about seeing his monster again. His paranoia only increases until the wedding day, as he believes that the monster will try to attack him over not keeping his promise. However, the monster actually attacks and kills his newly-wedded wife, Elizabeth, while he is out looking for the monster. After his life and family are ruined, he devotes the rest of his life to searching for and killing the monster that he