Happiness In Frankenstein

Jasper’s sense of self is fractured and fragmented. Considering the fact that he is a monster, an addict, a mesmerising demon, a well established and respected member of society, an unwanted man it can be concluded that none of these identities were his real self, because his real self was never established. That is, he did what was expected from him, he followed the rules of the society, became the town’s choirmaster, created a good name for himself and a peaceful life but none of these things were what he really wanted. None of these things made him happy. The base on which he built his idea of happiness was wrong because it came from negative emotions like jealousy and lack of self-worth.He did not base his happiness on himself but on others. …show more content…
These two ideas are connected because although being happy helps us to be normal the same way we consider normal the things that make us happy, as long as they do not harm other people. To achieve happiness Jasper would have to go against everything that he considered normal, he would have to break many rules and harm many people. He was happy only when he would break out from the chains that society imposed on him. Opium made him happy, marrying Rosa despite she hated him would make him happy. His idea of happiness was deranged and therefore unachievable consequently he became frustrated and eventually even his mental health was disturbed. Jasper was driven crazy by an abnormal pursuit of unrealistic