Grisel S. Estevez
The Justice That Never Was
Undoubtedly, justice is an exceptionally complex theme. In fact, there are countless methods of interpreting the word, but the most significant one is fairness. In the context of the novel, Frankenstein, there are numerous instances of characters endeavours to search for their own means of getting justice. To illustrate, an example of this would be Victor Frankenstein's sentient creation. Indeed, the creature is a rather intricate character whose perspective and emotions develops throughout the story from an innocent soul to a vengeful murder.Yet, it is those actions that reveal his concept of justice, or the “truth”, and lead to his ultimate fate.
Firstly, throughout the novel, the creature is in desperate search for love and acceptance. Although the creature is gentle and kind at first, he becomes livid and bitter after discovering his tragic reality. Then, the creature realizes that he is the only one of his species and requests his creator for a companion, similarly …show more content…
To the creature, this was the justice he deserved: revenge. For that reason, he sought revenge for being deprived of the chance of a normal life, for not considering the consequences of creating said life and being cursed to look the way he did. Initially, the monster’s justice was simply him asking Victor to make up for his absence by creating a friend. Contrastingly, now the creature’s justice was defined by making Victor suffer until he cracked. For that reason, the creature took immense pleasure in witnessing Victor succumb to illness and depression. However, all that ceases to exist once Victor decides to fight back and ends up dying while trying to terminate the creature’s life. Suddenly, the creature regrets his aggressive behavior and his new justice consists of making himself pay for the damage he has
The Justice That Never Was
Undoubtedly, justice is an exceptionally complex theme. In fact, there are countless methods of interpreting the word, but the most significant one is fairness. In the context of the novel, Frankenstein, there are numerous instances of characters endeavours to search for their own means of getting justice. To illustrate, an example of this would be Victor Frankenstein's sentient creation. Indeed, the creature is a rather intricate character whose perspective and emotions develops throughout the story from an innocent soul to a vengeful murder.Yet, it is those actions that reveal his concept of justice, or the “truth”, and lead to his ultimate fate.
Firstly, throughout the novel, the creature is in desperate search for love and acceptance. Although the creature is gentle and kind at first, he becomes livid and bitter after discovering his tragic reality. Then, the creature realizes that he is the only one of his species and requests his creator for a companion, similarly …show more content…
To the creature, this was the justice he deserved: revenge. For that reason, he sought revenge for being deprived of the chance of a normal life, for not considering the consequences of creating said life and being cursed to look the way he did. Initially, the monster’s justice was simply him asking Victor to make up for his absence by creating a friend. Contrastingly, now the creature’s justice was defined by making Victor suffer until he cracked. For that reason, the creature took immense pleasure in witnessing Victor succumb to illness and depression. However, all that ceases to exist once Victor decides to fight back and ends up dying while trying to terminate the creature’s life. Suddenly, the creature regrets his aggressive behavior and his new justice consists of making himself pay for the damage he has