Throughout the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the individual stories of Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the Creature, reveal how their strive and determination for success, can lead to misery and distress. Mary Shelley implies that all knowledge is sorrow.
When Victor sat in his laboratory and reflected on his actions, he states “I had before been moved by the sophisms of the being I had created; I had been struck senseless by his fiendish threats: but now, for the first time, the wickedness of my promise burst upon me; I shuddered to think that future ages might curse me as their pest, whose selfishness had not hesitated to buy its own peace, at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the whole human race”(180). Victor’s strong desire to create the creature in the beginning chapters took over his life. Eventually by …show more content…
At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror; and when I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification”(121). Once the creature gains knowledge of the world and society from the DeLacey family, he realizes that he needs to be loved. However, when the creature saw his own reflections, he is mortified and perceives that he will never be loved by anyone. The creature now understands that he is different and was “fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am”. The creature indicates that he will never be accepted into society because of his looks. This implies that society favors a finer appearance, and the creature will never be approved by anyone because he is not like the rest of the world. The creature gains knowledge about humanity and societies expectations, which only leads to
When Victor sat in his laboratory and reflected on his actions, he states “I had before been moved by the sophisms of the being I had created; I had been struck senseless by his fiendish threats: but now, for the first time, the wickedness of my promise burst upon me; I shuddered to think that future ages might curse me as their pest, whose selfishness had not hesitated to buy its own peace, at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the whole human race”(180). Victor’s strong desire to create the creature in the beginning chapters took over his life. Eventually by …show more content…
At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror; and when I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification”(121). Once the creature gains knowledge of the world and society from the DeLacey family, he realizes that he needs to be loved. However, when the creature saw his own reflections, he is mortified and perceives that he will never be loved by anyone. The creature now understands that he is different and was “fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am”. The creature indicates that he will never be accepted into society because of his looks. This implies that society favors a finer appearance, and the creature will never be approved by anyone because he is not like the rest of the world. The creature gains knowledge about humanity and societies expectations, which only leads to