Joseph Aharoni Period 6, 10/2/14 Frankenstein: Misunderstood Monster Throughout the course of Frankenstein, Victor’s creation struggles to find a purpose and his own self definition. Tossed into the world with absolutely no guidance, hated by every living being he encounters, and remorseful of his own wicked deeds, the Creature shapes one of the most contradictory and enigmatic characters experienced in literature. The way that Victor and the Creature view each other, as well as themselves, shifts drastically throughout the course of the story, and ultimately the decision of whose beliefs are more correct is arbitrary to each reader. I find more truth in the Creature’s view of himself as opposed to Victor’s.
Kelsi Hostetler Mrs. Holloman ENG 1113 March 29, 2023 Victim of the World In Mary W. Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a living being. Although he creates this being for science with good intentions, Frankenstein slowly kills the creature with his rejection and mistreatment. Not only does he lie to this creature, but he also rejects him, leaving him alone and isolated. While many argue that Victor is the victim of the novel because he suffers the deaths of most of his family, Shelley’s intended victim is the creature because he suffers from Victor’s abandonment, society’s harsh rejection, and the denial of any chance of happiness.
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, shows how a character who is portrayed as a tragic hero, in the beginning, can become the monster in the end. Victor and the Monster in Mary Shelley’s captivating novel showed how rival enemies share striking similarities. The similarities between the two tragic characters are driven by their dreary isolation from the secluded world. A large difference is that they were both raised in two completely different environments but understood the meaning of isolation. Physical differences are more noticeable rather than their personalities.
In chapters 11 through 22 of Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein is sitting in his laboratory working on the female monster that his creation demanded. Although he had agreed on the arrangement, he started to contemplate whether or not he should create the monster. He is worried that, perhaps, she will become even more “malignant” (125) than the monster himself. Frankenstein is also worried that “she also might turn with disgust from him [the first monster] to the superior beauty of man.” (125)
Victor states, “My limbs now tremble and my eyes swim with the remembrance; but then a resistless, and almost frantic, impulse urged me forward; I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit… and I shunned my fellow-creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime” (Shelley 40). This shows that Victor was once an innocent youth fascinated by the science of nature and then turned into a disillusioned, guilt-ridden man determined to destroy what he has created. Paul Sherwin demonstrates that, “for Frankenstein, who is dubiously in love with his own polymorphously disastrous history, the fateful event to which every other catastrophe is prelude or postscript is the creation” (Sherwin 883). Victor represses his needs to sleep, eat, and have any contact with his family and friends to follow this one ambition. The monster and Victor have all experienced the affects of self-centeredness.
In the famous novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein’s creature is blatantly mistreated by his creator and misunderstood by the people around him. Mary Shelley introduces the daemon as a hideous creation made by Victor. Being appalled by the creature Victor instantly abandoned it, whose goals now are finding his creator again, and finding out why he is alive. Only by understanding the creature’s story can the reader form a full opinion of the creature and react more sympathetically. Early into the creature's creation, we as readers know very little of his story.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a gothic novel that tells the story of scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his obsession with creating human life. This leads him to creating a gruesome monster made of body-parts stolen from grave yards, whom upon discovering his hideousness, the monster seeks revenge against his creator, causing Victor to regret the creation of his monster for the rest of his life. Shelley uses the literary elements of personification, imagery, and similes to give a vivid sense and visualization of Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts and feelings as well as to allow us to delve deeper into the monster’s actions and emotions. Throughout the novel, Shelley uses personification of various forces and objects to reflect the effect in Victor’s actions.
For The Monster, he had to completely learn everything in this strange world by himself with only a, “…hope for succour, although towards you I felt no sentiment but that of hatred” at his creator Victor Frankenstein (Shelley 131). The Monster feels the uttermost rage toward Victor for his abandonment. Not only does he leave The Monster to fend for himself, but he also makes him look like an outright beast that Victor, “…then cast [The Monster] abroad as an object for the scorn and horror of mankind.” (Shelley 131). Seeking vengeance, The Monster turns to violence against Victor’s loved ones for deserting him, which shows the irony of Frankenstein’s reprisal later in the
Selam Teshome G. Bryan Pre-AP English 10 27 January 2023 Frankenstein: The Real Monster Isolation can cause the deaths of those closest to you. Isolation plays a significant part in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. There are many important themes within Frankenstein, such as ambition, isolation, and vengeance. The author applies loneliness and isolation as well as the lack of a parental figure to convey the various feelings the Creature and Frankenstein both have throughout the story because of how similar their experiences are. The Creature faces isolation because of Victor's irresponsibility, inevitably making Victor the monster.
Victor Frankenstein turns away from his responsibilities by ignoring the existence of his creation. Throughout the novel, Victor is constantly running away from the monster and not giving him attention, which resulted in the monsters change of personalities. For example, in page 71 the creation said, “All men hate the wretched; how must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us.” This quote suggests that because of the ignorance of Victor the monster began to become evil and have the urge to seek
After the creature runs away he finds himself near a cottage and takes shelter in an empty add-on to a Family’s unused home. This family was the DeLacey family. After the creature hid in the shadows he got the courage and knowledge to introduce himself to the family but at this moment everything went sideways. The family saw the creature's appearance and feared him at first sight. After that first encounter, the DeLacey family left their home since they felt that they could “never again inhabit [the] cottage (140).
The classic novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is a masterpiece from the 1800’s that explores themes such as life, death, and man vs nature. Mary Shelley has the reader contemplating whether it is victor or the creature who is the real monster over the course of the novel. At first glance, the creature appears to be the monster with his unhuman-like physique and unusual facial structures but over time, the readers start to realize that Victor abandons his creation without giving him a second glance, Victor fails to take responsibility for his actions, and he tries to play god and becomes consumed by his own ambitions all while sacrificing his physical and mental health. These three points suggest that Victor is the true monster of the
A Creepy Monster House Of Revenge from the King Looking down, a girl followed the trail of blood to an old abandoned house. The shut door creaked open, revealing claws were reaching out towards her. As she was lead by the trail, a creepy voice shouts “Veronica, where are you?” It kept on repeatedly until she reached to the staircase. Then, once she got there then fire just came out through the hallway and this this black-green monster came out on her and she started screamed” Ahh, somebody come and help me!”
The consequences of creating a creature on Victor’s health, prohibits him from making another. Victor Frankenstein’s mental health is not stable enough to endure the vigorous process of making a companion for the creature. His opinions are constantly changing because of his overwhelming emotions of fear and pride. Mary Shelley reveals Victor’s final thoughts of the creature after working on his creation for two years. His first impression of the creature was that it was “beautiful” and “lustrous”, but the more he looked at the creature, his emotions started to contrast one another (35).
Although he comes with friendly intentions, the Monster is treated violently and with contempt, essentially being forced into his alienation to survive and becoming the “monster” he is already thought of as a result. The Monster’s actions are a response to the treatment he has received from others, everyday villagers and Victor alike. With little known about his origins and no way to explain himself, there is no hope for the Monster to assimilate himself. This is present in other characters of the novel as well, for example, Richard Walton, who has self-alienated in order to gain distinction and knowledge. The Monsters origins and appearance develop these themes of alienation throughout the novel, themes that are further developed by other characters and play an important role in delivering the message of
