Loneliness In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Often, people that are always happy and positive are probably those that have a lot of friends and people they love surrounding them in their lives. At school, someone may stand out because they sit alone at lunch and don't talk to anyone. Feeling alone can be hard, so having a friend to help them through it is helpful. Although there are benefits to being alone, having a strong companionship with someone is beneficial for a person because having someone to lean on would prevent the feeling of loneliness.

Feeling like no one is there for you can make someone feel lonely and/or like they don't fit in. The novel Frankenstein represents loneliness is unhealthy because Victor brings a creature to life but then abandons him: "But where were my friends and relations? No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles and caresses; or if they had, all my past life was now a blot, a blind vacancy in which I distinguished nothing." (Shelley, 124). Mary Shelley reveals to us through irony that the "monster" Victor Frankenstein has created is actually not a monster whatsoever. He is only looking for someone to call a friend and wishes his creator would at least speak to him without shying away in fear. In the quote, "where were my friends" highlights that …show more content…
If a person doesn't have someone or something to comfort them, they will feel lonely. In Frankenstein, the monster is begging for someone to spend time with so he can feel like he fits in. However, because he feels so alone, it caused him to do bad things out of revenge towards Victor. This supports that feeling lonely can make someone act differently, usually in a negative manner. In the monster's case, he murdered someone, but often, people may suffer from something like depression or anxiety. Initially, surrounding yourself with people/ things you love will make you feel less lonely and will maintain your being a nice