Theme Of Rejection In Frankenstein
In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein created a creature who became a monster. Events like this that create monsters occur during the beginning stages of their life. Rejection, abuse, and living with the fact that every time someone encounters the creature that they run in fear. The question is, are monsters born or shaped by their life experiences? Monsters are not born but formed through rejection and abuse.
The first thing that the creature experienced when he was “born” was Victor running and hiding in fear of what he had created. Seeing this would have a huge mental impact on what he thinks of other people. This would create a negative association with humans. Another time people ran from the creature was when …show more content…
After months of traveling in the dark out of sight, he was down by the stream getting water on his way to Geneva. That's when he noticed that there was a girl who slipped into the water and was struggling to swim, and he said ”I rushed from my hiding-place; and, with extreme labour from the force of the current, saved her, and dragged her to shore” (Shelley). Once he rescued her, he tried his hardest to bring her back to consciousness. The man saw him awkwardly running at him with the lifeless girl in his arms. He feared that the creature was going to do something harmful to the girl, so he shot the creature in his shoulder with his gun. The creature not only suffered physical abuse but also mental abuse. Eventually the creature wanted to have a companion. He asked Victor if this would be possible, after some discussion Victor agreed to the idea to produce another creature just like the one he already made. Midway through the construction of this new creature, a thought came into Victor's mind. He wondered if he made this new creature if the two of them would try to start a whole new race, and possibly try to take revenge on all of those that wronged him. With the thought of this Victor decided to destroy what progress he had made towards the new creature. Little did he know that the other creature was watching him through the window and saw him end what Victor promised him.
The first thing that the creature experienced when he was “born” was Victor running and hiding in fear of what he had created. Seeing this would have a huge mental impact on what he thinks of other people. This would create a negative association with humans. Another time people ran from the creature was when …show more content…
After months of traveling in the dark out of sight, he was down by the stream getting water on his way to Geneva. That's when he noticed that there was a girl who slipped into the water and was struggling to swim, and he said ”I rushed from my hiding-place; and, with extreme labour from the force of the current, saved her, and dragged her to shore” (Shelley). Once he rescued her, he tried his hardest to bring her back to consciousness. The man saw him awkwardly running at him with the lifeless girl in his arms. He feared that the creature was going to do something harmful to the girl, so he shot the creature in his shoulder with his gun. The creature not only suffered physical abuse but also mental abuse. Eventually the creature wanted to have a companion. He asked Victor if this would be possible, after some discussion Victor agreed to the idea to produce another creature just like the one he already made. Midway through the construction of this new creature, a thought came into Victor's mind. He wondered if he made this new creature if the two of them would try to start a whole new race, and possibly try to take revenge on all of those that wronged him. With the thought of this Victor decided to destroy what progress he had made towards the new creature. Little did he know that the other creature was watching him through the window and saw him end what Victor promised him.