Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein, is about a man Victor Frankenstein who is dying and he shares his tale of horrific terror with a sea captain, Walton. Victor is able to create a creature made from body parts and was able to bring them back to life. Once he realized the creature has become destructive, he abandons the creature and tries to live a normal life with his fiancé, Elizabeth. The lonely creature hunts for Victor and asks one of two things: a bride or revenge. In the eyes of Thomas Foster he will name all the themes in the story and the background of Frankenstein.
Frankenstein vs. the Bible
In Frankenstein, Shelley shows that the creature that Victor Frankenstein creates resembles Adam that they are unique, alone and isolated. …show more content…
Firstly, Victor is a man of science and the idea that science can reveal truth. The reason that Victor created the monster was an answer to what he felt was the power of science. When that creation is responsible for death and violence along with Frankenstein failing to take responsibility for it, Mary Shelley is criticizing the belief that science is perfect, something whose sole quality is the progress of society for the truth. When Frankenstein is horrified at what he creates, he leaves it, letting the creature to be free. When the creature kills Frankenstein’s brother, Shelley wanted us to make us feel empathy for him but also so you can think the creature was the one who killed his brother, which he does. In making the monster a violent one, Shelley shows how terrible death can be. Another thought is that Shelley wants to show responsibility. Frankenstein does not show any sense of moral responsibility for what he does. In revealing the violence that results from the monster, Shelley shows us that human beings must adopt a basis of responsibility for their actions and their creations. When someone leaves their duty, bad things happen. So violence does seem harsh in such a book as this but it is required to keep the story ongoing. Violence is important for it can be for love or for
Frankenstein vs. the Bible
In Frankenstein, Shelley shows that the creature that Victor Frankenstein creates resembles Adam that they are unique, alone and isolated. …show more content…
Firstly, Victor is a man of science and the idea that science can reveal truth. The reason that Victor created the monster was an answer to what he felt was the power of science. When that creation is responsible for death and violence along with Frankenstein failing to take responsibility for it, Mary Shelley is criticizing the belief that science is perfect, something whose sole quality is the progress of society for the truth. When Frankenstein is horrified at what he creates, he leaves it, letting the creature to be free. When the creature kills Frankenstein’s brother, Shelley wanted us to make us feel empathy for him but also so you can think the creature was the one who killed his brother, which he does. In making the monster a violent one, Shelley shows how terrible death can be. Another thought is that Shelley wants to show responsibility. Frankenstein does not show any sense of moral responsibility for what he does. In revealing the violence that results from the monster, Shelley shows us that human beings must adopt a basis of responsibility for their actions and their creations. When someone leaves their duty, bad things happen. So violence does seem harsh in such a book as this but it is required to keep the story ongoing. Violence is important for it can be for love or for