An Eye for an Eye
Although justice and fairness are nearly synonymous, not everyone in this harsh world receives a fair judgement. More often than not, justice is served to the wrong people, or the people who receive a fair trial sit silently while others receive injustice after injustice. In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, justice is a key theme that is developed through the characters of the Monster, Victor, and Justine. While Victor receives justice and an almost-too-fair trial, the Monster and Justine, along with other characters receive an injustice at least once. In the novel, Victor creates the monster, breaks promises, and sits silently, only to lead to injustice for other characters and justice for himself. The theme of justice is …show more content…
His actions lead to every demise of the novel, and his selfish behavior creates injustice for others around him. Victor is, perhaps, the embodiment of injustice, since he receives justice while others do not. His creation directly leads to the deaths of Justine, William, Elizabeth, and Henry. None of these people, not even the monster, receive the justice they’ve earned, but Victor does. His selfishness allows him to live his life without consequence, and even easily get out of a trial. Victor even recognizes the need for justice, but ignores it. After speaking with his creation, he says, “I was moved. I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent; but I felt there was some justice in his argument,” (130). Victor goes on to break his promise and destroy his female creation shortly after. As a result, the creature never receives justice and is forced to react violently. Similarly, Victor never stands up for Justine when she is falsely accused of murder. Victor acts this was out of selfishness and fear for his own life, but this results in all other characters being treated unfairly. Although Victor is the monster of this story, his evil actions are treated much more
Although justice and fairness are nearly synonymous, not everyone in this harsh world receives a fair judgement. More often than not, justice is served to the wrong people, or the people who receive a fair trial sit silently while others receive injustice after injustice. In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, justice is a key theme that is developed through the characters of the Monster, Victor, and Justine. While Victor receives justice and an almost-too-fair trial, the Monster and Justine, along with other characters receive an injustice at least once. In the novel, Victor creates the monster, breaks promises, and sits silently, only to lead to injustice for other characters and justice for himself. The theme of justice is …show more content…
His actions lead to every demise of the novel, and his selfish behavior creates injustice for others around him. Victor is, perhaps, the embodiment of injustice, since he receives justice while others do not. His creation directly leads to the deaths of Justine, William, Elizabeth, and Henry. None of these people, not even the monster, receive the justice they’ve earned, but Victor does. His selfishness allows him to live his life without consequence, and even easily get out of a trial. Victor even recognizes the need for justice, but ignores it. After speaking with his creation, he says, “I was moved. I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent; but I felt there was some justice in his argument,” (130). Victor goes on to break his promise and destroy his female creation shortly after. As a result, the creature never receives justice and is forced to react violently. Similarly, Victor never stands up for Justine when she is falsely accused of murder. Victor acts this was out of selfishness and fear for his own life, but this results in all other characters being treated unfairly. Although Victor is the monster of this story, his evil actions are treated much more