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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…

In the same way, the Creature’s past of isolation causes him to lose his mind and seek vengeance on Victor. He entreats Victor with his very own perspective of lonesome by mentioning his agony of being “alone and miserable; man will not associate with me,” however offers solution to his torment by creating another monster “as deformed and horrible as [himself]” who “would not deny [herself] to him” (Shelley 123). Once again, the creature grows desperate for a relationship and creates hope by…

“No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles and caresses; or if they had, all my past life was now a blot,a blind vacancy in which I distinguished nothing”(Pg.109) The theme found throughout Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is the dark, isolated,and dangerous feeling of being abandoned. Whether it be when Victor 's father disowns him, when his mother 's dies so he doesn’t have anyone to talk to, or when he decides to dedicate his life to something with no human…

In the first ten chapters of Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein’s life preceding to the beginning of his miseries is presented in his own voice that displays his traits as a human being. He was one to be his own person in a way that he was stubborn about what he wanted to learn. Frankenstein has a very self-centered personality and while he is very intellectual, he has a shallow view of the world around him. Other characters such as Victor’s parents,…

It could be said that Mary Shelley’s writing was very advanced for her time, especially since she spoke about science fiction before it was a major genre. Shelley also spoke about Romanticism in Frankenstein. Her novel explored the suicide and doppelganger motifs. Although Frankenstein was one of the last Romantic works, it was also one of the first science fiction novels. Her success of Frankenstein may be due to her having drawn inspiration from her life. To this day, Shelley’s Frankenstein…

Immortality and Original Sin The concept of original sin evidenced in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein can also be located in other major works, such as John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus; this idea of seeking human infallibility is a result of a human fear of death and craving for knowledge. The innate awareness that humans are not immortal creates the idea of original sin that can attempt to justify our impermanence. Doctor Faustus makes his infamous Faustian…

or bad, rich or poor, normal or atypical. People construct fallacies about others, creating a single story. In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, society’s sins are evident throughout the story. Some may argue that society is not corrupt, however, dismissive behavior towards those who are different, creates monstrous characteristics in the outlier. Mary Shelley demonstrates that constant social rejection, changes the behavior of man which results in hostile…

In this passage from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor is overcome with disgust and horror at the sight of the creature he has reanimated. Consumed with fear, Victor decides to “seek a few moments of forgetfulness” (Shelley 35) and falls asleep. In his dreams he envisions his lover, Elizabeth transforming into his dead mother. Victor wakes from his nightmare with a start, only to face another one in real life. Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein is often interpreted as a response to the…

towards anyone to do their best and show that they are able to fit in the way society is today. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein wanted to bring the dead back to life. After his experiment had finished, the creature was terrifying and ended up being rejected by society. Overtime, throughout the story Frankenstein, human behavior is shown to be learned and developed. Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, human behavior can be shown being learned. Having to know that he was…

analysis” (Roberts & Westad, p. 698). Romanticism was when people heavily relied on their imaginations to demonstrate how they felt. Another focus that was a major part of Romanticism was societies focus on the bizarre and supernatural. This is evident in Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein. In the book, she spoke about a scientist that relied on his emotions instead of logic and tried to create the perfect human. Instead, he creates a monster. He regrets this decision for the rest of the book.…