Frankenstein, a novel written by Mary Shelley tells the story of a scientist, Victor Frankenstein and his creation of a monstrous creature. Throughout the novel we are able to witness the relationship between the monster and his creator while simultaneously following their individual paths as they cross one another. From each individual journey we see how appearance, ambition, lack of compassion, affection, grief and horror contribute to each story and play a leading effect in the perspective of monster and man.
Victor, an ambitious scientist who dreams of making human kind better, creates a figure, later known as the creature, with intentions of helping to “banish disease from the human frame” (Shelley 23). He wants to save …show more content…
(Shelley 37)
with this image in mind, Mellor contributes that from the phsyical appearnce of the creature he is "not white skinned, not blonde haired, not blue eyes. He is not Caucaian. He is not of the same race as his maker" (2). It is interesting to view and contemplate this idea when reading Frankenstein while thinking, of the monstoruiously that is depicted throughout the entirey of the novel. In the end, Victor realizes that he has in fact created a monster instead of something beneficial to society and runs away from the horrific …show more content…
Both times the creature is greeted with nothing but judgement and hostilty. The creature attempts to be gentle and caring, he sees the beauty of the world and wants to be apart of it but no matter how hard he tries, he cannot escape his monstious size and hideous features. Even with a pure heart, filled with good intentions, the creature will never know love and acceptance.
In conclusion, Frankenstein, tells the story of a creator who had good intentions to help save the world and failed in doing so by creating a monster who had good intentions to interact with the world that it 's creator wanted to save. Through death, judgement and lack of compassion, both the monster and man end their time on earth feeling lost, frustrated and
Victor, an ambitious scientist who dreams of making human kind better, creates a figure, later known as the creature, with intentions of helping to “banish disease from the human frame” (Shelley 23). He wants to save …show more content…
(Shelley 37)
with this image in mind, Mellor contributes that from the phsyical appearnce of the creature he is "not white skinned, not blonde haired, not blue eyes. He is not Caucaian. He is not of the same race as his maker" (2). It is interesting to view and contemplate this idea when reading Frankenstein while thinking, of the monstoruiously that is depicted throughout the entirey of the novel. In the end, Victor realizes that he has in fact created a monster instead of something beneficial to society and runs away from the horrific …show more content…
Both times the creature is greeted with nothing but judgement and hostilty. The creature attempts to be gentle and caring, he sees the beauty of the world and wants to be apart of it but no matter how hard he tries, he cannot escape his monstious size and hideous features. Even with a pure heart, filled with good intentions, the creature will never know love and acceptance.
In conclusion, Frankenstein, tells the story of a creator who had good intentions to help save the world and failed in doing so by creating a monster who had good intentions to interact with the world that it 's creator wanted to save. Through death, judgement and lack of compassion, both the monster and man end their time on earth feeling lost, frustrated and