Frankenstein Quote Analysis

As his monster rose, Frankenstein, even at that point of success, he continued to blunder all throughout the novel. Primarily, he had fled from his many seasons of toil without even giving another thought of consideration. This action can be verified in the quote, "Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep" (Shelley 101,102). In his actions, not only did he bring a creature into this world he ultimately did not desire to have, but he also abandoned him, ultimately setting the final stones in place for the catalysts to become violent and explode into a situation that left three dead directly and three more dead indirectly …show more content…
This quote supports the view that Victor's decision to abandon the monster and refuse to see reason from what he had created will lead to not only to his demise in death, but also through his suffering as the ones he cares about die off one by one. Another literary quote that would validity my statement would be, " ... I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaw opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks" (Shelley 103). The remarks exclaimed by Victor clearly indicate that even if he was the creator of the monster, that he had much disdain for it. Whether it had been the monster's features that caused Victor to express abhorrent adjectives towards him or simply it was Victor's own failure to meet his expectations of a creature of absolute beauty, it did not hide the fact that Victor regretted his choice to create the …show more content…
While Victor eventually makes a full recovery in his bodily function, his emotional state would be permanently scarred in a sense that he really doesn't regain his former personality again. From this point on in the story, his actions, instead of being fueled by him drive to succeed and be an elite scientist, are now driven by his flaring mood swings which teeter from grieving to infuriation, and even sometimes at the same time in a malcontented state. One can find verification of my statements in the quote, "Mingled with this horror, I felt the bitterness of disappointment; dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so long a space were now become a hell to me; and the change was so rapid, the overthrow so complete" (Shelley 104). From what information that can be extracted from the quote stated, one can assuredly form a viewpoint that had been crushed that his experiment with Galvanism had been a wretched failure. In a matter of fact, such a drastic and long-term change in viewpoints on life was likely the cause of him being stricken ill primarily. What is an even more debilitating effect on Frankenstein than his failure to create a fully successful being, is the guilt that begins to ravage his psyche over the course of the entire novel, to the point where it