Childhood and adolescence may be depicted as times graced by innocence and a sense of wonder, or as times of tribulation and terror. At times, they are combined into one. In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the monster, who is created by Frankenstein, is born into the world as an adult with the mindset of a child. As the novel progresses, he matures because of the forces surrounding him. At first, his life is easy and he is full of wonder, yet as he begins to see the reality of the world, he develops a negative attitude and his vision becomes darker. In Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the monster is born into an idealistic, inherently good world, but as he is shaped by the surrounding society, his world becomes dim and he has a yearning to
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They are not exposed to the corrupt ways of other people and are therefore are living a seemingly perfect life. Children often times have the most unbiased opinion on a matter because they do not have people influencing their personal decisions. When the creature is first created, he contains resembles that of a child because he has not learned about the ways of the world and he has not seen its evil eyes. After his first night alone, he wakes up to the beauty surrounding him in the forest. His senses and knowledge are primitive; he does not know what many things are. For example, he describes the moon as an “orb of night” (Shelley 620. Additionally, he says “I gradually saw plainly the clear stream that supplied me with drink, and the trees that shaded me with their foliage” representing that he is focused on himself rather than the truth of the purpose of the environment he is in (Shelley 62). The creature is also pure in the beginning; he attempts to demonstrate his love for others as is shown by his actions for the De Lacey …show more content…
The only person that is able to understand him is a blind, old man who is just as incapable of making first impressions based on physical attributes alone as the monster is. The creature remarks, “’ How can I thank you, my best and only defecator? from your lips first have I heard the voice of kindness directed towards me; I shall be for ever grateful; and your present humanity assures me of success with those friends whom I am on the point of meeting’” but he is later assaulted by the man’s family and his “heart sunk… with bitter sickness” (Shelley 73). This is the turning point in the creature’s development. The once innocent being is now discovering the evils of the world, and through his incessant fascination with reading, he becomes a monster whose childhood had come to an abrupt end. He is no longer protected from the stares, rude remarks, and
They are not exposed to the corrupt ways of other people and are therefore are living a seemingly perfect life. Children often times have the most unbiased opinion on a matter because they do not have people influencing their personal decisions. When the creature is first created, he contains resembles that of a child because he has not learned about the ways of the world and he has not seen its evil eyes. After his first night alone, he wakes up to the beauty surrounding him in the forest. His senses and knowledge are primitive; he does not know what many things are. For example, he describes the moon as an “orb of night” (Shelley 620. Additionally, he says “I gradually saw plainly the clear stream that supplied me with drink, and the trees that shaded me with their foliage” representing that he is focused on himself rather than the truth of the purpose of the environment he is in (Shelley 62). The creature is also pure in the beginning; he attempts to demonstrate his love for others as is shown by his actions for the De Lacey …show more content…
The only person that is able to understand him is a blind, old man who is just as incapable of making first impressions based on physical attributes alone as the monster is. The creature remarks, “’ How can I thank you, my best and only defecator? from your lips first have I heard the voice of kindness directed towards me; I shall be for ever grateful; and your present humanity assures me of success with those friends whom I am on the point of meeting’” but he is later assaulted by the man’s family and his “heart sunk… with bitter sickness” (Shelley 73). This is the turning point in the creature’s development. The once innocent being is now discovering the evils of the world, and through his incessant fascination with reading, he becomes a monster whose childhood had come to an abrupt end. He is no longer protected from the stares, rude remarks, and