Mason Tart
Miss Sibbach
English IV
11 December, 2015
Frankenstein vs. God Victor Frankenstein, captivated and driven to create life, isolated himself from human interaction. Lost in the grips of his creation, Victor began to possess an attitude that made him feel superior. The creation process and final result drove Victor to feel as if he had done as great of a good as God did at the beginning of time. Victor’s quest to play God and create life ended tragically, teaching him that his ambition only led to the demise of his own life.
The initial reaction that Victor had at his creation was that of sincere awe, holding it as a standard of his achievements. Once looked at as a perfect creation, the masterpiece lost the original satisfaction because of the unpleasant impression it made on …show more content…
“After bringing the creature to life, Victor feels guilty that he has brought a new life into the world with no provisions for taking care of the "monster." He runs away in fear and disgust from his creation and his conscience” (Cliffsnotes). The creature that Victor brought to life seemed nothing like he imagined, and he had to overcome the fact that he could not care for this monster. Victor’s adrenaline and elation decreased, and he realized that his creation of new life did not involve all of the characteristics that he had envisioned. Victor no longer wanted to tend to the monster, and abandonment of his creation seemed much easier than dealing with the objection that the creature brought about. ”With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet” (Shelley 36). Taken aback by the
Miss Sibbach
English IV
11 December, 2015
Frankenstein vs. God Victor Frankenstein, captivated and driven to create life, isolated himself from human interaction. Lost in the grips of his creation, Victor began to possess an attitude that made him feel superior. The creation process and final result drove Victor to feel as if he had done as great of a good as God did at the beginning of time. Victor’s quest to play God and create life ended tragically, teaching him that his ambition only led to the demise of his own life.
The initial reaction that Victor had at his creation was that of sincere awe, holding it as a standard of his achievements. Once looked at as a perfect creation, the masterpiece lost the original satisfaction because of the unpleasant impression it made on …show more content…
“After bringing the creature to life, Victor feels guilty that he has brought a new life into the world with no provisions for taking care of the "monster." He runs away in fear and disgust from his creation and his conscience” (Cliffsnotes). The creature that Victor brought to life seemed nothing like he imagined, and he had to overcome the fact that he could not care for this monster. Victor’s adrenaline and elation decreased, and he realized that his creation of new life did not involve all of the characteristics that he had envisioned. Victor no longer wanted to tend to the monster, and abandonment of his creation seemed much easier than dealing with the objection that the creature brought about. ”With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet” (Shelley 36). Taken aback by the