Fear Depicted In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Humans are a fickle race. Each human wants to be unique, but not too unique. They want to fit in, but not blend into the crowd. They want to be treated kindly, but can be so cruel. Every single human being was created to be different and that is the one thing that makes us all the same. However, society has drawn a fine line between being “unique and different” and being a social pariah. The moment Frankenstein’s monster took his first breathe of air he was condemned. A man such as Victor Frankenstein was not someone cut out to be a parent. Unfortunately, Victor accidentally signed himself up for parenthood without even realizing it. He wanted a creation to worship him as god and that’s exactly what he did. Though, when the time came, Frankenstein took one look at his creation and …show more content…
However, this is not fear of the dark itself but of what might be lurking in it. Humans are afraid of going too far into space, too deep in the ocean, illnesses that doctors do not understand, and simply trying something new. These all can be attributed to a fear of the unknown. This very fear is the reason others feared Frankenstein’s creation. He was one of a kind, the first and only of his species. No one knew what he was capable of or where he came from, and that is what made him so terrifying. He was ugly and did not fit into what humans categorize as normal or socially acceptable. They hated him for being different and something they could not explain. Society tells the world what is beautiful, right, and good, and the human race has been brain washed into believing them. Humans do not question when they are told to be this weight, have this haircut, and wear these close; they simply know what is socially acceptable. On the other hand, Frankenstein’s creature was never taught these things. He did not know that he looked wrong until he began comparing himself to others just like society has taught the rest of humanity to