To begin with, the creature that Victor Frankenstein created is not a human in my opinion. The reasons why I believe this creature is not human is because he was not born like a human he was created by some random human body parts. ( Gris Grimly, Chapter3, Pg.37)People may say he is human because he talks, he has feelings etc. for this reason they believe that this creature is human, but I disagree because there is other animals/creatures that talk for example a "parrot," and besides there are also other kind of animals/creatures that has feeling like any other creature of course any other kind of animal would like a mate to be with them to keep the company because that is normal.…
FRANKENSTEIN: The True Monster Mary Shelly’s novel titled Frankenstein is the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Victor Frankenstein is a man obsessed with knowledge of the unknown. He played a dangerous game with the laws of nature, and creates his own form of man. Guilty of robbing dead bodies of their parts to build his creation piece by piece he has the nerve to feel disgust at what he created.…
Human behavior establishes an individual’s personality and actions throughout his or her life. An individual’s human behavior is develop from inheritance from birth or learning from surroundings. Often times, many authors and poets address the origin of an individual’s human behavior in their works of literatures. For example, in “Holy Sonnet 10,” John Donne expresses the insight about human behavior using sonnet form. Furthermore, Samuel Taylor Coleridge utilizes Lyrical Ballads, in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” to show that human behavior connects with one’s culpability.…
Frankenstein doesn’t think too differently about human beings. He may not have known them, but he truly cared for them. He spent many days studying the “creatures,” yet he was kind of confused. Frankenstein wanted to understand the humans, he also seemed like he wanted them to be happy. “;when they rejoiced, I sympathized in their joys,” Frankenstein said.…
Humans have the potential to become a monster, but whether that potential displays itself or not depends on the person and their environment. When a person does posses the traits of a monster though, like Victor in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it can have disastrous consequences on everyone around them. In the novel, Victor begins as a humble university student striving for more knowledge. Meanwhile, he becomes more selfish and is void of any compassion towards the being he creates. As a consequence, Victor and his recklessness indirectly kills almost his entire family is.…
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein centers around the life of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created. Victor’s life starts out quite well he had a happy childhood but it all goes downhill when he is introduced to a book regarding the sciences of Agrippa. The book leads him down the path of making his monster. The monster searches for love and affection from his creator but is denied when Victor runs away from him. The monster goes into human society instead find the love but regrets his intentions and goes to seek for revenge on his creator.…
In literature, villains are viewed as those who cause mischief amongst the hero and population. The person who goes out of their way to ensure that trouble comes upon everyone or a single person throughout the story. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it seems obvious that the monster is the villain in the novel. Take a closer looks though, and you will see that the villain is the man you’d least expect. Before we go into depths about who the true villain, let's look at the monster that was created by Victor Frankenstein.…
He admires his appearance, character and health. He describes this in the opening pages through his letters to Elizabeth by saying “I must say also a few words to you, my dear cousin, of little darling William. I wish you could see him, he is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and curling hair. When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health”. This could therefore mean he wants William dead?…
Deonte McLean Mrs. Joyner English IV 16, December 2015 Who is the real monster? Victor Frankenstein’s creature is not a monster, but a victim in the society in which he was created. Ever since the birth of the creature, he has felt nothing but neglect and pain starting with his own creator, Victor Frankenstein, abandoning him. He’s just like an average human, minus a few qualities. Many people believe that he has no emotion, but even he feels pain emotionally and physically.…
Marry Shelley has had a great influence on countless authors, thanks to her novel Frankenstein. Published in 1818, Frankenstein is a celebrated classic about a scientist who loses everything. Set in Europe, in the 18th century,Victor Frankenstein is determined to create a new race of super humans. He creates a creature and immediately rejects his creation. The creature sets out to make his creator 's life miserable, and destroy all those he loves.…
Victor brought the creature out of the town before everyone else was up and out in the town to make sure he did not frighten the people. He took him through the woods and brought him to a creek. Victor caught a couple of fish to show the creature. Victor made a fire next to the creek and cooked the fish for the monster to sample. The creature was fascinated by the fire.…
The theme that’s portrayed in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, is the lack of humanity that the monster portrays, which is still a problem that is present in today’s society. The society we live in has brought many tragic events in the life we live. Many lives of innocent individuals have been lost due to recent incidents, such as terrorism attacks. As in our society, the novel Frankenstein has a connection of how many lives have been lost due to inhumane choices. In relation to today’s society and in the novel are examples of how humanity has been lost to one another.…
When frankenstein created his monster he inadvertently became a monster himself. through out the novel frankenstein does many things that could be considered as monstrous acts. After victor sees his creation he is horrified by what he has done and casts it out into the wild to die, he shows no compassion to his creation and hates his child. “For this i had depraved myself of rest and health. I desired with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream had vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”.(chapter 5) Before the monster came to life victor was under the delusion that his creation would be beautiful but when it came to life he hated the creature and this hatred…
Mary Shelley’s depiction of the creature in Frankenstein averts toward the idea that common man will reject any idea unsimilar to their own demeanor. Since Victor has created this creature, man does not accept the individual in society as one of their own. The main reasoning for this is from the creature’s appearance; he is seen as vile, ugly, and horrific looking to the average man. However, the average man is also not a Romantic, but rather, just an average man! The people’s reactions toward the creature are a part of their stereotypical socialization within society: something that does not look similar to them must be dangerous and wrong.…
Throughout the time, there has been many debates in regards to what shapes us and how we become the people we are today. From some saying that individuals were born like that, to others saying that society is the reason why people act in a certain way. Whether it 's biological or environmental, the growth and development of these individuals has been an issue of confusion and debate for years. Background Before going into depth, One must understand the characteristics that make up this controversy. The genes, that one is born with, is known as nature.…