Maggie Kanaley
English IV Honors
Mrs. Schroder
7 December, 2016
Cases of Injustice in Frankenstein In the 19th Century work Frankenstein, the author, Mary Shelley, webs a tale of conflicting interests between Victor Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with discovering the secret to creating life, and his monster, a hideous creature as a result of one of Frankenstein’s experiments. Since the day of its publication, readers everywhere have argued about who in this tale faced the most injustice at the hands of others, and whose actions were actually justified. Now, by definition, injustice means the lack of fairness. While the reader can definitely argue the ways to measure fairness, in this case the reader would need to judge each case based …show more content…
After all, Frankenstein never needed to actually create his monster, so the consequences fall on his shoulders. Frankenstein and the creation have a relationship similar to a neglectful father and a developing child, without guidance the child will ultimately fail. He ended up fending for himself in a world that screamed at the sight of him. The monster only asked for one thing from Frankenstein, a companion. With a companion, the monster would have left Frankenstein alone for the rest of his life. Frankenstein originally accepts this bargain, but instead destroys the half - finished new creation right in front of him. The creation had not shown any signs of violent behavior until Frankenstein had abandoned and hurt him, and with no way of knowing the difference between right and wrong, the creation took the issue into his own hands. He hurt people, but he had no way of understanding the negative consequences of his actions. He had lived alone and in fear the entirety of his existence, and the only relationship he had that even remotely resembled companionship he had ran away after he showed himself to them one …show more content…
The execution of Justine without substantial evidence and a false admission of guilt has no argument concerning how fair that trial was. Frankenstein’s creation put William’s locket in her pocket as she slept, and the police used it as the main source of evidence and claimed she killed him. Justine falsely admitted guilt because of her hopes to go to Heaven. This instance could definitely earn the spot of “Most Unfair Circumstance,” due to the fact that Justine has no relation to any of the Frankenstein’s. To put it simply, Justine was only collateral
English IV Honors
Mrs. Schroder
7 December, 2016
Cases of Injustice in Frankenstein In the 19th Century work Frankenstein, the author, Mary Shelley, webs a tale of conflicting interests between Victor Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with discovering the secret to creating life, and his monster, a hideous creature as a result of one of Frankenstein’s experiments. Since the day of its publication, readers everywhere have argued about who in this tale faced the most injustice at the hands of others, and whose actions were actually justified. Now, by definition, injustice means the lack of fairness. While the reader can definitely argue the ways to measure fairness, in this case the reader would need to judge each case based …show more content…
After all, Frankenstein never needed to actually create his monster, so the consequences fall on his shoulders. Frankenstein and the creation have a relationship similar to a neglectful father and a developing child, without guidance the child will ultimately fail. He ended up fending for himself in a world that screamed at the sight of him. The monster only asked for one thing from Frankenstein, a companion. With a companion, the monster would have left Frankenstein alone for the rest of his life. Frankenstein originally accepts this bargain, but instead destroys the half - finished new creation right in front of him. The creation had not shown any signs of violent behavior until Frankenstein had abandoned and hurt him, and with no way of knowing the difference between right and wrong, the creation took the issue into his own hands. He hurt people, but he had no way of understanding the negative consequences of his actions. He had lived alone and in fear the entirety of his existence, and the only relationship he had that even remotely resembled companionship he had ran away after he showed himself to them one …show more content…
The execution of Justine without substantial evidence and a false admission of guilt has no argument concerning how fair that trial was. Frankenstein’s creation put William’s locket in her pocket as she slept, and the police used it as the main source of evidence and claimed she killed him. Justine falsely admitted guilt because of her hopes to go to Heaven. This instance could definitely earn the spot of “Most Unfair Circumstance,” due to the fact that Justine has no relation to any of the Frankenstein’s. To put it simply, Justine was only collateral