Frankenstein Marxist Analysis

Deconstructive criticism breaks down a work by using the belief that more than one interpretation can be taken from the same quote, scene, or story. The work Frankenstein by Mary Shelley can be interpreted in multiple ways; it could be broken down into a feminist’s perspective, a Marxist perspective, an environmentalist’s perspective, and many more individual points of view. Deconstruction completely relies upon the uncertainty of whether or not one perspective can be decided upon; in most works perspective cannot be decided upon because the specific functions of language leave too many open ends for a singular interpretation. In most instances, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein does not leave much room for interpretation, but when …show more content…
In this quote she explains, “the monster: the creature himself, a physical deformity; Victor, the irresponsible Creator; the cruel and judgmental nature of society and the failure of justice systems which convict the innocent based on face value” (Tay 12). The monster could be all three and without specification they all are: Victor, Society and the Justice systems, or the Monster himself. These three groups or characters equally fail each other and create many outside …show more content…
He could not deal with the monster he had created and abandoned it. If he had taken any responsibility at all he would not have created the problems that would wreak havoc on the lives around him, as well as his own. Society and the justice systems failed those that needed them, that is why they could be considered the true monster. The Monster needed society to embrace him. He was a lonely creature whose creator had abandoned him, he needed friends. Society had different plans, because of his grotesque figure no one would accept him, and this would lead to his anger and discontent, which would lead to his rage. A more specialized part of society, the justice system, failed another character. Justine was put to death for a murder she did not commit, and that is society's fault. Society planted the seeds for the monster Frankenstein’s creation would become. The Monster causes most of the problems in this book. If one throws aside the Monster’s motivation the Monster is the true monster. He caused most of the deaths and murdered out of self pity. This is a great example of deconstruction and shows that works are open to endless possibilities of interpretation and are not limited to the binds of language, only by the imagination. Janet Tay breaks down why multiple parties could be considered the true monster of