Theme Of Abortion In Frankenstein

The story of Frankenstein is shared by many people and its’ story is used in many child books, movies, short stories, etc. The author, Mary Shelley, relates a lot of herself and her personal family issues in the novel. The novel itself talks about a common motif that relates to the author, protagonist, and antagonist. It is abortion. Abortion is what inspired Shelley to write and publish the novel. The novel begins with Captain Walton, who is on a voyage to explore the North Pole. During his journey, Walton and his crew rescues a nearly frozen man named Victor Frankenstein. Once, Victor recovers from his strain, he tells his story of his life’s anguishes.
Victor Frankenstein starts the novel by telling the readers about his early childhood. …show more content…
Shelley outlines how Victor Frankenstein created a living creature; which he had no clue that the creature would ruin his life. Most abortions are the result of the mother or father knowing that the child could ruin their life and reputation. But, Victor did not realize his mistake until, he saw the face of his creature. Victor said. “When I thought of him, i gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly made.” Today, authors and critics talk about the motif of abortion throughout the novel of …show more content…
Abortion is a medical procedure that terminates after pregnancy, resulting in the death of the embryo or fetus. In today’s world, abortion is a consistent fight between life or choice. It is a battle because one side is the arguing women whose only concern is their body. While, the other side is fighting for the life of the developing baby. The reasons why it is a continuing battle because its human rights versus women’s rights. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein wanted to destroy his creation as soon as he laid eyes on it. The creature wanted felt the same way, but he wants to discover himself and his reasons for being in the world. This relates to the battle life versus choice because developing infants do not get a choice whether or not they should but, they should get the fighting chance to survive in the world. But, women get violated, rape, molested, and other cruel and cynical ways were they have a troubling decision if they want to keep the baby or get rid of it. From a reader’s perspective, a developing should always get a chance to live and interact with what the world has to offer. Even though, the reason why the mother got impregnated should not hold back their decision to let the baby live. But, understanding why they choose to let the baby not live, makes it even harder to argue and compose a resolution the problem. The novel talks about how humanity