Mary Shelley displays the conflict of nature vs nurture in the novel Frankenstein showing how the development of an individual is affected by the nature or by nurture through the creature and Victor.
The creature starts his life being innocents and harmless similarly to a newborn. The creature began his life by being abandoned by his creator Victor, causing him to not learn decent human manners. When the creature first shows himself to the world, they started to panic, “Some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped to the open country… Here then I retreated, and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more the barbarity of man.” (Shelly, 87) Even though the public constantly attacked the creature, he did not rebel, proving this innocence and good intentions. In contrast, as the environment worsens especially with his encounter with the De Laceys he changes completely. Also, when the creature expresses himself to Victor he say, “Perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations.” (Shelley, 92) The creature realizes that his …show more content…
When he listens to the people around him such as the cottagers, it causes the creature to be able to understand and develop into a kind and helpful individual. The creature believes that if he were to meet a soldier in his first encounter in the outside world then he would
The creature starts his life being innocents and harmless similarly to a newborn. The creature began his life by being abandoned by his creator Victor, causing him to not learn decent human manners. When the creature first shows himself to the world, they started to panic, “Some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped to the open country… Here then I retreated, and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more the barbarity of man.” (Shelly, 87) Even though the public constantly attacked the creature, he did not rebel, proving this innocence and good intentions. In contrast, as the environment worsens especially with his encounter with the De Laceys he changes completely. Also, when the creature expresses himself to Victor he say, “Perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations.” (Shelley, 92) The creature realizes that his …show more content…
When he listens to the people around him such as the cottagers, it causes the creature to be able to understand and develop into a kind and helpful individual. The creature believes that if he were to meet a soldier in his first encounter in the outside world then he would