The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a story about the folly of man-kind in the dangers of technological innovation without thought for repercussions. The follies arrogance, ignorance, and negligence find their way into the plot, and affect the outcomes of the novel.
To begin, Frankenstein shows the folly arrogance. Upon hearing that the monster would be with him on his wedding night, Frankenstein immediately pitied Elizabeth and assumed she would grieve over his death, when really the monster would end her life instead. Frankenstein believes it to be tragic he would die and ruin Elizabeth’s life. He had “thought of [his] beloved Elizabeth, of her tears and endless sorrow, when she should find her lover so barbarously snatched from her” (Shelley 153). Most people would go to any extent to protect themselves and their significant other from a threat. On the contrary, Frankenstein resorts to arming himself and leaving Elizabeth alone based on an assumption that the monster is after him. It is evident Frankenstein values himself to much to be of a bother with others, and upon learning of the threat, rushes to protect himself.
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Preoccupied by the idea of the monster coming to kill him, Frankenstein abandons his wife and leaves her vulnerable. Once again, he is too preoccupied with the horrid idea of dying and leaving Elizabeth that he fails to think logically. He “earnestly [entreats] her to retire, resolving not to join her until [he] had obtained some knowledge as to the situation of [his] enemy” (Shelley 178), and fails to take notice of the fact that his wife was now an open target. Frankenstein is negligent of the consequences that could arise from leaving her alone for even a moment, and saw that only bad things would come upon him. Frankenstein’s negligence and incapability to logically piece together the clues cost him his
To begin, Frankenstein shows the folly arrogance. Upon hearing that the monster would be with him on his wedding night, Frankenstein immediately pitied Elizabeth and assumed she would grieve over his death, when really the monster would end her life instead. Frankenstein believes it to be tragic he would die and ruin Elizabeth’s life. He had “thought of [his] beloved Elizabeth, of her tears and endless sorrow, when she should find her lover so barbarously snatched from her” (Shelley 153). Most people would go to any extent to protect themselves and their significant other from a threat. On the contrary, Frankenstein resorts to arming himself and leaving Elizabeth alone based on an assumption that the monster is after him. It is evident Frankenstein values himself to much to be of a bother with others, and upon learning of the threat, rushes to protect himself.
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Preoccupied by the idea of the monster coming to kill him, Frankenstein abandons his wife and leaves her vulnerable. Once again, he is too preoccupied with the horrid idea of dying and leaving Elizabeth that he fails to think logically. He “earnestly [entreats] her to retire, resolving not to join her until [he] had obtained some knowledge as to the situation of [his] enemy” (Shelley 178), and fails to take notice of the fact that his wife was now an open target. Frankenstein is negligent of the consequences that could arise from leaving her alone for even a moment, and saw that only bad things would come upon him. Frankenstein’s negligence and incapability to logically piece together the clues cost him his