book that once Victor has spent so much time alone on his creation he has become very ill. Stating himself,
“But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and I appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines, or any other unwholesome trade than an artist occupied by his favorite employment. Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime.” (Shelly 57) Even though it seems like he has no idea why he is shutting himself off from everyone, he doesn't care. He is well aware of the fact that he is very ill and is only getting worse, but with his creation at hand he simply can't take himself away from his work. Although Frankenstein had spent so much time and effort on his creation he was not exactly …show more content…
He soon realizes that he is hideous and a filthy monster. Immediately he is terrified of his own creation and abandons him on sight. A terrible thing to do to anyone let alone anything. You would think that with then reanimation of the human he would have no soul or true consciousness, but in fact he did. With the mind being back in tact there also comes the soul and spirit into play in his life (Hegel). Here in the book happens, "His words had a strange effect upon me. I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mess that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred" (Shelley 279). When looking back on this part of the story it is very wrong for Frankenstein to abandon his creation at this point. Because of the fact that he has tried to create the perfect human being that he would love and so would everyone else. But in fact his creation is tremendously hideous and monstrous
“But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and I appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines, or any other unwholesome trade than an artist occupied by his favorite employment. Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime.” (Shelly 57) Even though it seems like he has no idea why he is shutting himself off from everyone, he doesn't care. He is well aware of the fact that he is very ill and is only getting worse, but with his creation at hand he simply can't take himself away from his work. Although Frankenstein had spent so much time and effort on his creation he was not exactly …show more content…
He soon realizes that he is hideous and a filthy monster. Immediately he is terrified of his own creation and abandons him on sight. A terrible thing to do to anyone let alone anything. You would think that with then reanimation of the human he would have no soul or true consciousness, but in fact he did. With the mind being back in tact there also comes the soul and spirit into play in his life (Hegel). Here in the book happens, "His words had a strange effect upon me. I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mess that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred" (Shelley 279). When looking back on this part of the story it is very wrong for Frankenstein to abandon his creation at this point. Because of the fact that he has tried to create the perfect human being that he would love and so would everyone else. But in fact his creation is tremendously hideous and monstrous