Theme Of Fatherhood In Frankenstein

In What is a Monster, Peter Brooks claims that the story of this ugly, larger-than-life, monstrous body raises complex questions of motherhood, fatherhood, gender, and narrative. He says that in Frankenstein, a monstrous body is created that brings about many questions concerning if the monster will be treated differently by society. The story brings up question of what a monster really is and how it relates to the story Frankenstein. The narrative structure of Frankenstein involves different frameworks throughout the story that give different perceptions of the monster. The first framework is Frankenstein telling Walton his story and telling him to not do what he did. Brooks states that the first meeting of Frankenstein and his creation …show more content…
The monster never had a father figure growing up, but wanted one. The monster constantly wanted Frankenstein to be there for him, because Frankenstein was all he knew. When Frankenstein abandoned him, it caused the creature to hate him and anybody related to him, causing all of the murders, starting with William, for being related to Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s father also abandoned her during her life, which could explain why she chose to have Frankenstein not want the creature anymore. Fatherhood in the story of Frankenstein, brings up many complex ideas, as well as gender …show more content…
I now think of the gender roles of a monster differently and the concept of what a monster is differently. The gender roles of a monster always come off as masculine, even though we are never told for sure what the gender of monsters are. After reading this article, I think the monster could be a female in disguise. I also view the concept of a monster differently after reading this article because the role of motherhood, fatherhood, narrative, and gender play big parts in understanding what a monster is. The article showed that people judge a monster off of what they’ve heard or what they think they know, instead of getting to know the character. After reading this article, I now view monsters differently because of the complex questions of motherhood, fatherhood, gender, and