One of the most common struggles mankind faces is the search of oneself or belonging in the world. The search of belonging or self actualization is a huge focus in Eastern philosophy and is vital for finding a place among everyone. Mary Shelley depicts the theme of searching for a place in the world in her novel, Frankenstein, using allusions, conflicts, and isolation to portray this theme. Shelley uses a plethora of allusions to compare the monster to various figures in the Bible as the monster searches for his purpose in life. As the monster becomes more and more educated, he comes to the realization that he should have a father or creator, such as Adam had God in the Bible. Once the monster finally confronts Victor, the monster's creator,
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Shelley starts the string of conflicts off with Victor and the monster as soon as the monster is created. Victor looks at his creation with disgust, leaving the monster alone with no creator or father. This starts the monster down his path of discovering who he is being just created and left abandoned and all alone. This crave for belonging leads the monster to a shack outside of some cottagers home. After weeks of watching and studying the family and even learning to speak from watching them long enough. The monster decides the approach the family, first the father alone being blind so he cannot judge his appearance, and ask to be taken in and loved. The blind father, he whose “lips first have I heard the voice of kindness directed towards me” (97) willing to befriend the monster; however the rest of the family disapproves of the monster beating him and sending him off. This conflict pushed the monster deeper down the path to finding his true self. Lastly set on revenge the monster swears to take everything away from Victor for leaving him created and all alone wtiih no father nor companion. The monster turns to destruction as his calling where belonging had failed him. This conflict highlights between Victor and the monster as the monster turns to every possibility for belonging, even evil ones. This conflict leads to the death
Shelley starts the string of conflicts off with Victor and the monster as soon as the monster is created. Victor looks at his creation with disgust, leaving the monster alone with no creator or father. This starts the monster down his path of discovering who he is being just created and left abandoned and all alone. This crave for belonging leads the monster to a shack outside of some cottagers home. After weeks of watching and studying the family and even learning to speak from watching them long enough. The monster decides the approach the family, first the father alone being blind so he cannot judge his appearance, and ask to be taken in and loved. The blind father, he whose “lips first have I heard the voice of kindness directed towards me” (97) willing to befriend the monster; however the rest of the family disapproves of the monster beating him and sending him off. This conflict pushed the monster deeper down the path to finding his true self. Lastly set on revenge the monster swears to take everything away from Victor for leaving him created and all alone wtiih no father nor companion. The monster turns to destruction as his calling where belonging had failed him. This conflict highlights between Victor and the monster as the monster turns to every possibility for belonging, even evil ones. This conflict leads to the death