“Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone m irrevocably excluded” (103).
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley contains constant mentions of God and Satan. The book always comes back to religious figures, whether it’s from Victor attempting to play God or having Paradise lost be one of the only books the monster reads. The relationship to these figures appears to be crucial to the story. Through the monsters relation to Adam and fallen angles Shelley suggests that the monster is not responsible for his actions, it was the circumstance of his creation that pushed him down the path of monstrosity.
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This passage for instance raises the question what if the monster had not been rejected? What if he had been embraced from its creation rather than deemed a mistake? If Victor had truly been a God and embraced his creation could this story of ended with the new species that he had desired from the start? Shelley shows us the path that the monster was forced down by Victor but never mentions if it was truly the monsters destiny. It was way the monster was treated that lead him to kill, and that lead him to become Frankenstein’s monster and nothing more. We do not know if it was simply the monsters nature to kill or if it was the lack of nurture that lead to it.
The monster wanted to be something more, it states in the passage “I ought to be thy Adam” (103). It wanted to be more than simply Frankenstein’s monster. It knows it is special and deserved to be treated like so. That it deserved to be happy and not simply alone in the world like Victor had made it to be. The monster just wants to feel like it belongs, it wanders throughout the story feeling alone and that is what drives it to be a killer. From the monsters creation it has no one to guide it or simply join it on its
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley contains constant mentions of God and Satan. The book always comes back to religious figures, whether it’s from Victor attempting to play God or having Paradise lost be one of the only books the monster reads. The relationship to these figures appears to be crucial to the story. Through the monsters relation to Adam and fallen angles Shelley suggests that the monster is not responsible for his actions, it was the circumstance of his creation that pushed him down the path of monstrosity.
Victor was obsessed …show more content…
This passage for instance raises the question what if the monster had not been rejected? What if he had been embraced from its creation rather than deemed a mistake? If Victor had truly been a God and embraced his creation could this story of ended with the new species that he had desired from the start? Shelley shows us the path that the monster was forced down by Victor but never mentions if it was truly the monsters destiny. It was way the monster was treated that lead him to kill, and that lead him to become Frankenstein’s monster and nothing more. We do not know if it was simply the monsters nature to kill or if it was the lack of nurture that lead to it.
The monster wanted to be something more, it states in the passage “I ought to be thy Adam” (103). It wanted to be more than simply Frankenstein’s monster. It knows it is special and deserved to be treated like so. That it deserved to be happy and not simply alone in the world like Victor had made it to be. The monster just wants to feel like it belongs, it wanders throughout the story feeling alone and that is what drives it to be a killer. From the monsters creation it has no one to guide it or simply join it on its