The desire for companionship grows so intensely within the non-human subspecies that the monster asks Victor Frankenstein for an outlandish favor: a female counterpart. Through a lover, the monster can display his inner love with a being that does not judge him. At the time when the monster acts for a love, he has yet to found any acceptance in the human society. Thus, a monster counterpart would provide the only outlet of affection for the monster. The monster’s wish for a partner exemplifies that the monster stereotype that literature and film have created are not as narrow as once thought. The desire for love can exist even in a non-human species, and love does not limit itself based on appearances or classifications. Victor Frankenstein, however, denies the monster a lover, believing that a race of monsters would spur from a second creation. The creature never indicates that he would terrorize the world if given a counterpart, and in fact would leave human society to spend him with his significant other (205). The monster’s hopes are benign, and Victor Frankenstein distorts and mystifies the monster’s intentions. Clearly, the monster in Frankenstein does not define itself through a series of checklists about “how to be a monster,” but rather breaks the boundaries of traditional monstrosities. This monster does not parade through the town trying to terrorize the people that it encounters; this…
Robert Walton the explorer and captain of a ship that is head to the North Pole In a sequence of letters, communicate with his sister Margaret Saville back in England about the progress of his treacherous mission that he is taken. Robert tells his sister about the desire in him to discover something so great. Also how he felt as if he was isolated from the other shipmate who makes him feel lonely because he has no one to confident in also no one to share his ambitious with. The mission of Robert Walton was interrupted by a huge sheet of ice that wouldn’t allow the ship to pass. Trap Walton and his man spotted a sledge that was lead by a huge creature. Ironically the next morning the men spot another sledge that was drawn by all dead dogs…
Firstly, and more obviously, we feel sympathy for the creature because his father left him alone. It’s hard growing up without a father figure, and Shelley also portrays Victor Frankenstein as being abusive towards the Creature when he is ‘born’: “I beheld the wrench - the miserable monster that I had created… one arm was stretched out… but I escaped” This tells us that Frankenstein was actually shocked by his creation, not pleased; and instead of nurturing it, he actually runs from it and threatens it with a wrench; even though it was trying to learn about the world around him, and feel Victor.…
trrtdddddddddddddddddThe first character that we are introduced to in Frankenstein is Robert Walton. Walton spent a couple of years in preparation for his voyage to the Arctic in isolation. During his voyage, Walton sends letters to his sister sporadically to tell her how lonely he is out there by himself. He is on a ship with many deck hands and crewmembers, but in his letter to Margaret, his sister, he states, " I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy" Although Walton has a boat full of men, he still feels lonely and friendless, and wishes he had a friend on the boat to keep him occupied. Once he rescues Victor, his feelings of loneliness slowly disappear.…
Shelley wants the reader to feel compassion for creature as well as for Frankenstein. She writes as though she is trying to distinguish the idea of a good or bad in a person. In her biography, written and research by the European Graduate School Program, that she is atheist and you can really tell that by reading the novel. Things such as morals and ethics can be easily leaned not only by attending the church but merely social interactions and self-education. I think that this is shown through the creature in how he is so neglected but continues to persevere and gain his own knowledge and wisdom through his sensations and passions. Mary Shelley created something more than just a…
The fact that the old man is blind embodies the creature’s interpretation of himself as undesirable, prefixed from his father’s abandonment and other’s reactions. “I had sagacity enough to discover that the unnatural hideousness of my person was the chief object of horror with those who had formerly beheld me. My voice, although harsh, had nothing terrible in it…” (112) The creature begins to capture the man with his kind words. Sadly, when the family walks in their reaction is indescribable for the creature is once again disappointed and misjudged based on appearance. Although this time, with all the effort he had, the creature is truly heartbroken from this human experience, “My heart sank within me as with bitter sickness…” The creature’s path of love was in shambles as he now searched for destruction instead of acceptance. “My protectors had departed, and had broken the only link that held me to the world.”(119) His fall and loss of innocence is reflected through a book mentioned by Mary Shelly, “Paradise lost”. The fallen angel, Satan, even had companions. Depicting that even the fall of Satan’s can be seen as one not close to as lonely as the creatures fall. Always relating back to his father, the creature now deeply seeks revenge and is filled with anger. He travels back to the cottage with witch like rituals and hellish fire, the cottage is soon engulfed in…
By this definition, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein both Victor and his creation can be perceived as monsters. Both characters breach socially established boundaries with the creature blurring the lines between life and death as well as humanity and bestiality through his combined circumstances of birth and outward appearance. Frankenstein’s creation is not of human origin, but rather exists as an amalgamation of corpses created through scientific experimentation, “a product of nature – his ingredients are 100 per cent natural – and yet by the process and the very fact of his creation, he is unnatural”. Admittedly, Frankenstein’s creation fits the definition of the archetypal monster as “a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature” however, this is only true in regards to his aesthetical appearance for he is shown throughout the novel to exhibit the essence of humanity through his morality, intelligence and emotional capacity. In fact…
In Frankenstein, the role of the monster and human are subtly revered with Victor considered more monstrous than the creature he created. This is because first, Victor is portrayed monstrous than the creature because he abandons his creature instead of educating and friendly introducing him to the world, which is itself a monstrous act of irresponsibility. Secondly, Victor ought to know that the creature will likely harm others, but due to his selfishness he places his family and friends at great risk. Some might say that Victor is not monstrous and disagree with the fact that he only wants creature to be killed, because he agreed to the creature that he will make the female form of the creature to fulfill the creature’s need and for his family’s…
I’ve seen her. I want her. I need her. She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. I’ve started thinking of ways to make her mine. I can't think clearly whenever I see her, I am just transfixed watching her move and I decide then and there that I have to have her whether she likes it or not. I will be making her life so much better once she is mine. From what I have seen from my car I can see that she will help someone who is in need. The next person she will help will be me, But how do I get her to help me without looking suspicious. I will have to work harder to get her than I thought, But I will do anything for my precious angel. She doesn't know it yet but her life is about to get ten times better once I am part of the picture.…
Victor Frankenstein created a creature that had distinctive qualities. This creature had a sense of humor, emotions and rebellious characteristics that any human would have. But,…
In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Victor creates the creature in order to be noticed and remembered for creating life. However, even though making the creature was fascinating and exciting for Victor once the creature was animated Victor wanted nothing to do with his creation. Throughout the novel the creature can be seen trying to fit in and be accepted by Victor and the other people in the society. However, he is turned away and treated harshly because he does not look like a normal human, he looks like a monster leading him to be overcome by rage and be the monster he is seen as. Therefore, the creature is portrayed as morally ambiguous because of the good and evil that can be seen in him throughout the novel.…
The sympathy of the reader in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” should be towards the monster, and not towards that of Victor Frankenstein. The creature could be considered just a lost puppy, confused with life as he is... reborn.. recreated.. reanimated.. whatever the word is of which i am looking for. The creature didnt ask to be born, he didnt control what vagina he flew out of, even tho technically he was made up of many different pieces of people which flew out of presumably many different vaginas. So i guess the right saying would be the creature could not control what mad scientist created him from a crazy and sick apperception. Even if he did have a choice, i highly doubt he would have chosen such a pussy. “Oh looketh i just created this monster i shall runneth away and hopeth all my problems disappeareth” When the creature was scaring people the moment they laid eyes upon his hideous and foul object which defined his head that could barley be described as a face, more like a doll that edward scissorhands used to own, he was so confused and disorientated with not just feelings but sights, sounds, and pain. In the end, the disgusting creature only wanted a mate of equal or greater disgust (lets face it, if he requested something even slightly better i dont even think that monster would take him).…
Victor Frankenstein's repudiate for the monster and the civilians reject are the outside elements that concludes in the monster becoming _______ Furthermore, while Frankenstein and his monster were conversing he reveals, “You, my creator, abhor me. Your fellow creatures spurn and hate me” (55). Frankenstein’s monster shunning and persecution resulted in him changing his personality and retaliating because, he could no longer hold his emotions within. Furthermore, his great feelings of vengeance for the society left the monster to kill and destroy. In addition, the overwhelming environmental influences of hate compels the monster to “be no more [so I] shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me (127). Being neglected by his creator…
Who is the real Victor Frankenstein? Many people view the creature that he created to be his alter ego. Victor’s main objective is be a “god like” being, who can disobey the laws of nature and revive the dead. However, that did not happen. Based on Freud’s theory of the ego, id, and superego, Frankenstein creates a creature that reflects his inner self. After seeing the characterization of Victor and the creature, the reader will better understand how Freud’s theories are brought into play.…
To being with, the creature is looked upon as a creature because Frankenstein created him and he is not a baby who was naturally born, however, the creature acts like any other human being. He wants love, attention, and care from his creator like any baby would want from their…