Monster

their lives locked up and rotting because of an action that opposed nature. Cutting themselves from civilization, both Victor and the Mariner create a prison of their own making. When Victor decided that he had no choice but to create yet another monster, he chooses to be in isolation. Frankenstein sends Henry off to spend his trip in Scotland so he…

to the story of Prometheus as they are both creators that go against God, that only lead to their own destruction. In the story of the wise Prometheus, he was the creator of mankind and taught them art. In Frankenstein, Victor was the creator of a monster when it says on page 51, “Nor could I consider the magnitude and complexity of my plan as any argument of its impracticality. It was with these feelings that I began the creation of a human being.” When fire was taken away from the humans…

similar to the ones today. We live in an appearance-based society, and this topic is brought to light by Victor’s monster to a common human being. We (people) all want to be accepted by our peers and society for works we have done and our physical attributes. Some humans aren’t recognized for their abilities but acceptance is necessary for them to feel wanted or important. The monster in Frankenstein wanted to be accepted and not feel like an outcast by others. “Unable to endure the aspect of…

letters to have some entertainment and having a twist at the end. She wanted to introduce Robert Walton and how he shows similarities to Frankenstein's monster. The second letter is explaining how he does not feel like he belongs and there is no one who he can talk with and no one he can relate to. He feels sad and out of the ordinary just as the monster in the main plot would be. Frankenstein’s…

his happiness because of his ambition and loses his wife, his family, and his career. The ending, which is might be the only part where Victor receives redemption, is when he is finally coming to terms with his mistakes as his sails away with his monster on a boat. His selfless actions to make amends, is what allows Victor to get back on the hierarchy of needs and reach the level of self-actualization. Responsibility and ownership can help a person who has created a lot of mess get back on the…

literature, offering the three roles of angel, witch, and, less common, ghost. These stereotypes offer flat characters that block the development of new female characters in writing. Specifically, Gilbert and Gubar state, “the images of ‘angel’ and ‘monster’ [witch] have been so ubiquitous throughout literature by men that they have also pervaded women’s writing to such an extent that…

When Victor Frankenstein begins his studies of natural science, he does not foresee where his research will take him and the consequences it will have. Using his knowledge and passion for science, Frankenstein creates life by combining pieces of corpses. Frankenstein dedicates all of his focus and passion to his Creature until it 's animation. However, after he completes his creation, regret and disgust overcome him and causes him to fall ill. The Creature resembles nothing else that has…

each into a monster .However, Victor is more monstrous than the creature…

The search for power by both Victor and the creature is a theme that is used in Frankenstein many times. Victor and the creature both want to gain power. Victor tries to get power by making life and the creature tries to get power by killing people and making death happen on his terms. When Victor made the creature he made life out of material that life wouldn't normally be able to come from. He takes power away from the natural way of being born and creates his own way to make life. The…

Frankenstein eloquently says, “Three years before, I was engaged in the same manner and had created a fiend whose unparalleled barbarity had desolated my heart and filled it forever with the bitterest remorse”(Shelley 150). When Victor first created the monster he didn’t really foresaw that the consequences would harm not only himself, but others as well. The fiend killed Victor’s brother after being created and made an innocent person pay for it. This demonstrates that his dubious decision…