Mary Shelly: Loneliness In Frankenstein

In the novel of Mary Shelly as we all know, Frankenstein, the story claims to be the sympathetic depiction of domestic affection. It may seem strange in a novel full of murder tragedy, and misery. But in fact, all that tragedy, murder, and misery occur because of the lack of joining to either family or society. We can put it another way, the true evil in Frankenstein is not Victor or the creature (whom Victor created), but isolation. When the main character, Victor, becomes so lost in his studies he removes himself from human society, and therefore loses sight of his responsibilities. “In studies loneliness can send a person down a path toward bad health, and even more intense loneliness. But while some have assumed the culprit was
In his attempts to make contact with people the monster first encounters the De Lacey family, he secretly examines the family and the way that they live. He learns how the family helps each other out when they are in need. Before encountering the De Lacey family, the monster had never witnessed hospitality and compassion since he was chased from everywhere else he had been. The monster realizes that the world is not as cruel of a place as he had previously assumed. Learning this new style of life, the monster obtains a motive to keep living. When confronting Mr. De Lacey he opens a conversation, not knowing his hideous appearance, other family members entered the house and were horrified. “Felix, Mr. De Lacey's son, dashed me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick” (Chp. 7) Felix's impulsive reaction to the monster's presence corrupted the monster's friendly view on life, and once again saw the harsh and cruel actions that he previously experienced. Along with the savage beating that the monster had suffered, the De Lacey family had again twisted the monster's feelings, allowing it to crawl back to loneliness and misery. Having such a horrible experience the monster turns vengeful not because it’s evil, but because its isolation fills it with crushing hate and anger. And what is the monster’s vengeance? To make Victor as isolated as himself. The De Lacey family had an enormous impact on the monster's life. They taught him that people can be civil and hospitable creatures. The family had also proved that many people do not easily accept those that are different from them. Unfortunately, for the monster, he had to find out the hard way, with a beating and with