Fault In Our Frankenstein: Relationships
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a relationship between a parent and a child can be submerged in conflict that will contribute to the overall meaning of the work. Victor and his father’s relationship was strained from the beginning, due to the father’s and society’s expectations for Victor to become a respectable man in which Victor’s thirst of breaking the boundaries between death and life went against the presumption expected of him. The clash of personalities between the two men led to the creation of a monster that Victor abandoned, and due to his actions of abandonment it led to bloodshed, revenge, and heartache.
Alphonse (Victor’s father) and the family name was represented as being “one of the …show more content…
As Victor was on the brink of being killed for a murder he did not commit, the only person who came for him was his father. As his father was being introduced Victor was shocked that he would even come going as far as saying “But where is he, why does he not hasten to me” (Shelley, 195). Alphonse was determined to free his boy of all “vexations of a criminal charge” (Shelley 197). Even though Alphonse didn’t quite believe in what Victor does, he wanted his son freed because he knew that his son would not commit this crime and it leads one to also believe that even if Victor did, Alphonse would still do everything in his power to free his …show more content…
In this case the conflict between Alphonse and Victor led to both of their demise. All Victor wanted was for his father to accept his passion of science (life and death), and all Alphonse wanted was for Victor to follow in his footsteps to become a respected man in society. Both of their pride getting in the way of finding a medium between the two resulted in the creation of not monster, not at first, but soon turned into one due to abandonment that Victor caused. The creation led to the death of characters they both loved: Elizabeth, Henry, and William. The conflict between the even resulted in both of their own deaths, Alphonse of a broken heart and Victor of the feeling of isolation. If both of these two characters just understood each other it would have saved lives, heartache, and
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a relationship between a parent and a child can be submerged in conflict that will contribute to the overall meaning of the work. Victor and his father’s relationship was strained from the beginning, due to the father’s and society’s expectations for Victor to become a respectable man in which Victor’s thirst of breaking the boundaries between death and life went against the presumption expected of him. The clash of personalities between the two men led to the creation of a monster that Victor abandoned, and due to his actions of abandonment it led to bloodshed, revenge, and heartache.
Alphonse (Victor’s father) and the family name was represented as being “one of the …show more content…
As Victor was on the brink of being killed for a murder he did not commit, the only person who came for him was his father. As his father was being introduced Victor was shocked that he would even come going as far as saying “But where is he, why does he not hasten to me” (Shelley, 195). Alphonse was determined to free his boy of all “vexations of a criminal charge” (Shelley 197). Even though Alphonse didn’t quite believe in what Victor does, he wanted his son freed because he knew that his son would not commit this crime and it leads one to also believe that even if Victor did, Alphonse would still do everything in his power to free his …show more content…
In this case the conflict between Alphonse and Victor led to both of their demise. All Victor wanted was for his father to accept his passion of science (life and death), and all Alphonse wanted was for Victor to follow in his footsteps to become a respected man in society. Both of their pride getting in the way of finding a medium between the two resulted in the creation of not monster, not at first, but soon turned into one due to abandonment that Victor caused. The creation led to the death of characters they both loved: Elizabeth, Henry, and William. The conflict between the even resulted in both of their own deaths, Alphonse of a broken heart and Victor of the feeling of isolation. If both of these two characters just understood each other it would have saved lives, heartache, and