How does Shelley present the disturbed nature of the Monster in Part Two?
How does Shelley present the disturbed nature of the Monster in Part Two?
Despite being disturbed, the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, was fully aware of his capabilities and his own strength even when ostracised from society. Evidence of this is when Shelley writes “I could, with pleasure, have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and glutted myself with their shrieks and misery”. Here, the monster would of indulged himself by murdering the DeLacy family and wouldn’t bare any signs of a guilty conscience. This bares similarity to the story of Prometheus, which was popular in the 1800s, when Frankenstein was first written. Prometheus stole fire from Greek gods to give to man so they could advance in evolution. As punishment for this, he was chained to a mountain and was regularly attacked by animal. He knew that even though the eagle would eat his liver, he was aware of his capabilities and anticipated it would grow back. Furthermore, the phrase, ‘glutted myself’ implies that the monster would of relished seeing the DeLacy family die and scream with horror and pain and presents his disturbed nature perfectly. Moreover, Shelley would of wanted to include this, so the reader began to despise the monster for enjoying such a disgusting crime.
Additionally, the monster wants his vengeance on his creator for developing him lovingly, and yet abandoning his so cruelly, and forcing him to life a life excluded from any chance of human contact. This is shown when the author says “the nearer I approached to your habitation, the more deeply I feel the spirit of revenge enkindle in my heart”. In addition to an example of personification, this extract sees the monster moving closer to where Victor is situated and wanting to make his realise what he had done by leaving him at his most vulnerable state, more and more. ‘Feel the spirit of revenge enkindle in my heart’ is an example of personification, which allows the reader to interpret the description in their own
Despite being disturbed, the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, was fully aware of his capabilities and his own strength even when ostracised from society. Evidence of this is when Shelley writes “I could, with pleasure, have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and glutted myself with their shrieks and misery”. Here, the monster would of indulged himself by murdering the DeLacy family and wouldn’t bare any signs of a guilty conscience. This bares similarity to the story of Prometheus, which was popular in the 1800s, when Frankenstein was first written. Prometheus stole fire from Greek gods to give to man so they could advance in evolution. As punishment for this, he was chained to a mountain and was regularly attacked by animal. He knew that even though the eagle would eat his liver, he was aware of his capabilities and anticipated it would grow back. Furthermore, the phrase, ‘glutted myself’ implies that the monster would of relished seeing the DeLacy family die and scream with horror and pain and presents his disturbed nature perfectly. Moreover, Shelley would of wanted to include this, so the reader began to despise the monster for enjoying such a disgusting crime.
Additionally, the monster wants his vengeance on his creator for developing him lovingly, and yet abandoning his so cruelly, and forcing him to life a life excluded from any chance of human contact. This is shown when the author says “the nearer I approached to your habitation, the more deeply I feel the spirit of revenge enkindle in my heart”. In addition to an example of personification, this extract sees the monster moving closer to where Victor is situated and wanting to make his realise what he had done by leaving him at his most vulnerable state, more and more. ‘Feel the spirit of revenge enkindle in my heart’ is an example of personification, which allows the reader to interpret the description in their own