The Creatures

regret, a creature. He is disgusted upon perceiving his creation and abandons it. The creature seeks love and friendship but he wad rejected by society. Throughout the story, the creature starts to become intolerant of humans, especially his creator. He then starts to seek retribution to be inflicted upon his creator. As a result, he kills many of Victor’s loved ones. Many may ask ‘who is ultimately…

when the creature came to life victor was shocked but fearful of what he has done. Then Victor deserted his creature who then lived a stressful and isolated life. The opinion of whether the creature is human or not is very straightforward. Two reasons the creature is not human is that he was never born, he was created as an experiment and he also cannot have a social life with others that he desires to speak with. One of the reasons for the creature not being human was that the creature was…

The creature in Frankenstein is a product of Nature and Nurture. Victor Fankenstein created the creature out of curiosity, but regretted the decision and abandoned the creature. “ “He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs. I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited “ (Shelley ch. 5. The adage of the adage. The creature seems to be trying to reach out to his creator, but Victor is…

In volume 2 of Frankenstein, the Creature's loneliness from people rejecting him unleashes the “monster” in him and leads to the Creature destroying property and hurting people around him. Through the portrayal of the “monster” inside the creature, Shelley argues that people need human relationships in order to be pleased with their lives. According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the desire for love and belonging is the third most important. In Abraham's hierarchy of needs, everyone…

knowledge helps the creature awaken to the circumstances of his alienation, developing a gradual internal rage causing his impulsive behavior towards others, displaying Shelley’s central idea of knowledge being a dark and powerful force, negatively impacting one’s self. When the creature reads, “Sorrows of Werter”, it helps him grasp his sentimental emotions while emphasizing the love and care he is deprived of, exhibiting how as the growth of understanding rises, happiness within the creature…

Hollywood movies to parodies on the internet, the creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is commonly portrayed as a “monster”, but is this accusation really true? The creator of the creature, Victor Frankenstein may have more in common with the “monster” than previously thought. Through careful evaluation, we can see the many similarities and differences between the two main characters in the story. In Frankenstein, the similarities between the creature and its creator, Victor…

1818 novel Frankenstein, exposes her personal life through the character of the creature. Through a psychoanalytic lens, Shelley reveals her fear of science and the direction of scientific advancements. Within this time period, society’s morals are in question. Shelly shows what science could become if one loses respect and takes the dignity away from not only the dead but the living through Victor creating the creature. Victor’s morals are blurred by his vision of what advancements he can…

appearance through the story of a creature that was not accepted by society. The ambitious victor Frankenstein created the monster in hopes of being god like, but once he created the beast he realized how ugly it was and neglected him. Ironically the beast was a lot more compassionate and well-mannered than his creator Victor, but soon his innocent view of humans was lost due to an appearance based society. This makes readers reflective as to how they think of the creature, and so the saying of…

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. Professors believe that the creature had no business murdering innocent…

Victor sees his own persona reflected in the image of the Creature. No matter who you are, at one point in your life you will find yourself staring at a person that you perceive as your opposite. However, life is full of smokes and mirrors. It is unpredictable. Your perceived opposite can actually be a mirror image of yourself. It is this mirror image that often repels an individual. For Victor it was the creation of the Creature. This creation caused such a high level of shock for Victor…