Victor Frankenstein's Self-Imposed Isolation Through Comparison
Mia Pollini
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The Author of His Own Speedy Ruin:
Victor Frankenstein’s Self-Imposed Isolation through Comparison
In Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking 1818 novel Frankenstein, through letters and documented first hand accounts, Victor Frankenstein recounts his monomaniacal pursuit of creating a living creature from corpse parts and the horrific aftermath. At one point, the narrator’s decision to keep his creation a secret results in the condemnation of his family friend Justine Moritz. Throughout the scene,Victor’s constant hyperbolic comparison of his guilt and misery to the people around him (specifically to Elizabeth and Justine Moritz) serve to highlight that Victor chooses his isolation and is the creator of the misfortunes that “befall”
Per. 2
The Author of His Own Speedy Ruin:
Victor Frankenstein’s Self-Imposed Isolation through Comparison
In Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking 1818 novel Frankenstein, through letters and documented first hand accounts, Victor Frankenstein recounts his monomaniacal pursuit of creating a living creature from corpse parts and the horrific aftermath. At one point, the narrator’s decision to keep his creation a secret results in the condemnation of his family friend Justine Moritz. Throughout the scene,Victor’s constant hyperbolic comparison of his guilt and misery to the people around him (specifically to Elizabeth and Justine Moritz) serve to highlight that Victor chooses his isolation and is the creator of the misfortunes that “befall”