Examples Of Monstrosity In Frankenstein

Do Victor and the monster become more similar as the novel goes on? How does their relationship with each other develop? In Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”, the main protagonist which goes by the name of Victor Frankenstein and the creature he created share multiple traits that either bond them or separate them as individual characters, monstrosity is an example of a trait which both of them posse; “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”. This is a quote which was said by the monster to Frankenstein in pursuance of intimidating him in order to comply with his request. The quote portrays the literal monstrosity of the creature and it shows its capability to use language as a weapon. Not only the monster but Frankenstein himself …show more content…
For his own selfishness, pride and fear of what others will think of him, he lets Justine die ,and the final example being his intolerance and hate towards the creature that was just acting as any human would if put into that circumstance. Monstrosity is defined as something that is not in line with nature, for example a grossly malformed animal, plant, or in this case a person or at least a being that resembles such. But this word was created by us, and it was given meaning by us, if nothing monstrous existed in the world it would be non-existent. The fact that it does, only means that we find that certain object, or thing unappealing to us, an example of us simply showing our selfishness and self-centeredness, everything in nature has its own beauty even if we do not understand it. In fact it could be argued that the monster was created by nature since Frankenstein, as a human is part of nature. The argument against this comes from the religious point of view. Frankenstein could be a representation of God and the monster of Adam, this would’ve been even …show more content…
Both of them thirst for knowledge, this is their blessing and their bane; “The world to me was a secret, which I desired to discover”. This is a quote said by Frankenstein, it portrays his pure desire to learn and uncover the hidden laws of the world. Knowledge is generally a good thing, without the pursuit of knowledge, humanity would still live in caves. But as all things, too much knowledge or the unpreparedness to accept it can lead to catastrophic events. You could argue that the creation of life is the scientific breakthrough of the millennium, but with creating life come great responsibilities. If we take the pursuit of knowledge to the modern day, you could say that the large hadron collider which is incidentally located in Geneva is something that could destroy the planet with a black hole. The question when pursuing knowledge is if the risk outweighs the benefit. In Shelley’s novel the theme of knowledge is always prevailing and the majority of the characters are involved in a certain way or another. The creature Victor created in the greater scope of things behaves like a new born, experiencing the world for the first time, admiring it “Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens, and gave me a sensation of pleasure. I started up, and beheld a radiant form rise from among the