Ruchit Patel
Professor Bonds
English 112-11
27 July 2017
Society tries to label all item such as bad or good, poor or wealthy. Although some of these labels are definite, most are misbelief. In Mary Shelley's, Frankenstein, the act of blunder by society is extremely conspicuous. Two of the most erroneous assumptions of society revolves around the principal characters, Victor and the creature. There is a vivid comparison between the two characters, which isolates them from the community. Victor grew up with a family who cared for him while the monster was abandoned by Victor to fight for his own identity. Society's labels for these two characters are on the opposite side of the scale of what they truly are. What is a monster? “A monster is …show more content…
Victor himself is a father, the creator of the creature, and it was his responsibility to take care of his child. After bringing the creature to life, Frankenstein feels sinful that he has brought a new creature into the world with no stipulation for taking care off. He rejects the creature and runs away in fear and disgust. Victor causes the creature to educate himself, from learning the language, human relations and fighting for food and shelter. The rejection from his master and the society, provoked the creature to take revenge. As the creature says, “There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies?” (Shelley 95) And he answered no. When the creature tried to save the girl from drowning in the river, instead of appreciating the act of kindness, William shot him. The creature believes that a child not having learned to be fearful, might be a good companion for him. He tells William he will take the boy who will not see his family again, but the boy shares his identity as a Frankenstein, threatening the creature with his father's protection. Once the creature realizes this boy is related to Victor, he says "Frankenstein! You belong to my enemy—to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim."(Shelley 100). Victor is more selfish when he knows that the creature has killed William, yet he does not confess to his knowledge. If Victor withheld the knowledge, that would have saved Justine’s
Professor Bonds
English 112-11
27 July 2017
Society tries to label all item such as bad or good, poor or wealthy. Although some of these labels are definite, most are misbelief. In Mary Shelley's, Frankenstein, the act of blunder by society is extremely conspicuous. Two of the most erroneous assumptions of society revolves around the principal characters, Victor and the creature. There is a vivid comparison between the two characters, which isolates them from the community. Victor grew up with a family who cared for him while the monster was abandoned by Victor to fight for his own identity. Society's labels for these two characters are on the opposite side of the scale of what they truly are. What is a monster? “A monster is …show more content…
Victor himself is a father, the creator of the creature, and it was his responsibility to take care of his child. After bringing the creature to life, Frankenstein feels sinful that he has brought a new creature into the world with no stipulation for taking care off. He rejects the creature and runs away in fear and disgust. Victor causes the creature to educate himself, from learning the language, human relations and fighting for food and shelter. The rejection from his master and the society, provoked the creature to take revenge. As the creature says, “There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies?” (Shelley 95) And he answered no. When the creature tried to save the girl from drowning in the river, instead of appreciating the act of kindness, William shot him. The creature believes that a child not having learned to be fearful, might be a good companion for him. He tells William he will take the boy who will not see his family again, but the boy shares his identity as a Frankenstein, threatening the creature with his father's protection. Once the creature realizes this boy is related to Victor, he says "Frankenstein! You belong to my enemy—to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim."(Shelley 100). Victor is more selfish when he knows that the creature has killed William, yet he does not confess to his knowledge. If Victor withheld the knowledge, that would have saved Justine’s