The central motif in Mary Shelley's Graphic novel Frankenstein in the contrast between Victor Frankenstein and God. God was worshiped by many people and Frankenstein wanted to be so he tried to create a human, but instead created a hideous creature with glowing eyes, black lips and outstanding white teeth. Victor describes his creation as “beautiful” yet also hideous because of its features. On of the most recognizable co Mary Shelley contrasts Victor’s creation of the monster to God’s creation of Adam while she also contrasts Victor’s creation to Satan. God views his creation as “good” while Victor views his creation as beautiful yet unpleasant. When the creature first comes alive, Victor Frankenstein describes it as a hideous 8-foot-tall creature with translucent yellowish skin yet in that same moment Victor can be described as God.
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Victor Frankenstein conceives a man that makes him “Capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter”(Shelley 50). Victor's pursuit to provide life to a lifeless creature is his climatic way of playing the role of God. This leaves the creature to play the role of adam or, “to be thy adam”(Shelley 55). The creature soon finds out that he is not destined to be Adam and instead “not even of the same nature of man”(Shelley 65). Despite the creatures discern of his hideousness he still proceeds to assume form of Adam. The creature subsequently comes to Victor demanding Victor to “Create a female” for the creature (Shelley 81). The creatures longing for a companion is a result of the many times the creature was abandoned by civilization. This new women creature that Victor creates is very identical to Eve in the view that both the creatures are a new species just like Adam and Eve were. The parallel between Adam and the Creature can be seen in many major events of Mary Shelley's
Victor Frankenstein conceives a man that makes him “Capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter”(Shelley 50). Victor's pursuit to provide life to a lifeless creature is his climatic way of playing the role of God. This leaves the creature to play the role of adam or, “to be thy adam”(Shelley 55). The creature soon finds out that he is not destined to be Adam and instead “not even of the same nature of man”(Shelley 65). Despite the creatures discern of his hideousness he still proceeds to assume form of Adam. The creature subsequently comes to Victor demanding Victor to “Create a female” for the creature (Shelley 81). The creatures longing for a companion is a result of the many times the creature was abandoned by civilization. This new women creature that Victor creates is very identical to Eve in the view that both the creatures are a new species just like Adam and Eve were. The parallel between Adam and the Creature can be seen in many major events of Mary Shelley's