Losing and Gaining Humanity
Thesis: As the monster begins to learn more he develops more emotions and becomes more and more human, while Victor's misery, isolation, and lack of empathy make him seem less human as the story progresses. The creature that Victor creates becomes more and more human as the story progresses. When the monster is first created, he has almost no feeling. He can barely see, smell, or hear. After a couple of days, these senses begin to develope, and the creature begins to see the world for the first time. As his senses develop he begins to travel more, in search for food and shelter. This search brings him in contact with human civilization. Humans, appalled by the creature, attack him and drive him away from the …show more content…
When Victor first starts his story on the boat, he talks about his childhood. He was raised by loving parents, who gave him everything he could have wanted. Victor has siblings and friends to hangout with, and is being given a top education. His very normal and happy childhood is changed forever when he goes to college. He becomes a top science student at the university and begins to experiment constantly. This leads to the creation of life. Victor creates a creature that he is appalled by. He immediately flees his laboratory, leaving the new life form to fend for himself in the world. Naturally, when humans see a creature struggling, they help. Victor's first reaction was to flee: "He might have spoken, but i did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed down the stairs. I took refuge in the courtyard in the place which i inhabited; where I remained during the rest of the night" (Shelly 56). As stated in the first paragraph, the monster develops, and learns. He becomes more and more human, and he desires a companion. He meets victor and asks him to create him a female other, that he can spend time with and talk to. Victor lacks any sort of empathy and completely disregards the creatures request:"I do refuse it, and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me the most miserable of men, never shall i create another like yourself,
Thesis: As the monster begins to learn more he develops more emotions and becomes more and more human, while Victor's misery, isolation, and lack of empathy make him seem less human as the story progresses. The creature that Victor creates becomes more and more human as the story progresses. When the monster is first created, he has almost no feeling. He can barely see, smell, or hear. After a couple of days, these senses begin to develope, and the creature begins to see the world for the first time. As his senses develop he begins to travel more, in search for food and shelter. This search brings him in contact with human civilization. Humans, appalled by the creature, attack him and drive him away from the …show more content…
When Victor first starts his story on the boat, he talks about his childhood. He was raised by loving parents, who gave him everything he could have wanted. Victor has siblings and friends to hangout with, and is being given a top education. His very normal and happy childhood is changed forever when he goes to college. He becomes a top science student at the university and begins to experiment constantly. This leads to the creation of life. Victor creates a creature that he is appalled by. He immediately flees his laboratory, leaving the new life form to fend for himself in the world. Naturally, when humans see a creature struggling, they help. Victor's first reaction was to flee: "He might have spoken, but i did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed down the stairs. I took refuge in the courtyard in the place which i inhabited; where I remained during the rest of the night" (Shelly 56). As stated in the first paragraph, the monster develops, and learns. He becomes more and more human, and he desires a companion. He meets victor and asks him to create him a female other, that he can spend time with and talk to. Victor lacks any sort of empathy and completely disregards the creatures request:"I do refuse it, and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me the most miserable of men, never shall i create another like yourself,