An example that can identify Victor as being the true villain in the story is Victor's lack of thought and deposition when he sees the creature he had created. He states that he is “Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep”(Shelley 59). This quote exemplifies how Victor immediately despises the creature based on its looks and abandons it rather than taking the creature under his wing to give it guidance and care. It also demonstrates the ambition of creating new life for scientific achievement, without considering the consequences. Another example that we see victor lack a sense of guidance and responsibility is his talk with the creature he states that he “consents” to the monster's request and will “deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you”(Shelley 159).
Literature is a form of escape from the world we live in. Whether it’s for school, or some form of entertainment, more often than not, books let the reader escape from the challenges of now. Even if a novel focuses on a lone person that takes place in a day, the reader forms a sense of compassion and companionship with either the author, or the novel itself. Yet the book of Frankenstein creates a web of intermixing relationships that are eternally altered all because of man’s natural desire to learn more. But how do these broken relations between Victor and his loved ones stem from himself?
They both think the only way to get away from their issues is by hiding and grow a relationship with nature. Victor who is a scientist that made a creature of pure evil hides from this problem by fleeing to the mountains. On the other hand the monster goes to the woods to hide because he is insecure about what others think about him. This shows that they are both cowards and cant face their issues. Instead of trying to solve these problems whether your human or not they go hide where no one can help them.
Victor believed that he was doing a greater good for humankind when created the monster. In the original book Victor
Frankenstein’s Monster is not categorized as evil by his malicious behavior and is sympathized with due to his creator abandoning him and the role of nature versus nurture taken place II. Monster’s Nature and alienation A. Monster originally had an inquisitive nature yet gentle nature a. Information on the German family was “each interesting and wonderful to one so utterly inexperienced as [he] was” (105) B. With the rejection and alienation from society, the only interactions the monster experiences, he becomes full of hatred a. Rejected by De Lacey family by his looks and labeled a monster b. Tries to save a child but is shot by child’s father C. Reader may feel sympathy towards the Monster’s actions because the readers know that his true nature was not evil and he was misjudged III.
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.
Victor was inspired to create the monster because of his isolation and love for science, and then when the monster was created he had no one to criticize him but him so he only noticed the bad things. Victor's creation, on the other hand, is innocent when he is born, like a baby. He needs to experience the world and figure out how to function in it on his own. He's isolated and only has his creator Victor to blame for not teaching him how to function in
Frankenstein, written by Nick Dear, has one very prevalent theme of heroes and villains that is used to question morality discussing the idea of good versus evil. Dear cleverly chooses to display the narrative primarily through the lens of The Creature allowing the audience to view him not completely as the villain unlike Mary Shelley’s novel of the same title. Instead the audience builds a connection with the character as he garners their sympathy. There many heroic and villainous archetypes in storytelling and it can be debated which ones fit The Creature and Victor Frankenstein, they both display characteristics of many such as their ambition in relation to the ‘Tragic Hero’. I think that the ambiguity of these characters and their moralities
This is clearly evident in Lewis, Shelley and Stoker’s texts as the monsters of Ambrosio, Dracula, Frankenstein as well as Frankenstein’s creature all lose out on what is considered a normal existence. It is clear from all three texts that each monstrous figure had a troubled upbringing that further ignites their monstrous qualities and the destruction of their identities. This idea parallels to what was previously discussed about ‘Otherness’ as each figure does not fit into society and its social norms. Therefore, they have chosen the path of ‘Otherness’. Furthermore, their destructive identities cause destruction for others in society.
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, is an excellent representation of literature work which shows how past events can affect positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. In Frankenstein both Victor and the creature experience life changing events early in the novel, because of this their attitudes on life change. By nature, a being is born with a kind, gentle, benevolent, and innocent ‘soul.’ However, it is through the subjective experiences where one’s soul can become tainted by society. Throughout the novel, the creature receives the most character development.
Society shapes the way we think, perceive, understand, and live our lives. Deeply ingrained social norms can influence us to commit heinous acts. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the main characters, Victor Frankenstein and his creation, are no exception. Frankenstein’s irrational actions to abandoned his creation would lead to years of devastation and regret for his choices. In the novel, society is the true monster because the ideals established by society led Frankenstein to abandon his creation, leading to Frankenstein and his creation’s subsequent isolation, both self-posed and forced, resulting in the animosity they developed for one another.
Duality is shown in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, a gothic tale of a scientist whom looks to advance the life-giving qualities of mother nature. Through this novel, Shelley proves that good and evil in human nature is not always simple to define, and that everyone has both of these qualities within them. The duality of human nature is shown through the characters of Victor Frankenstein and his monster, who are both heroes in the novel while simultaneously displaying anti-hero qualities. Shelley forces the reader to sympathize with them both but also creates gruesome ideas of the two. Frankenstein’s creature places himself in a submissive position when he begs his creator to have mercy on him and asking the creator to “create a female for [him] with whom [he] can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for [his] being.”
In the novel Frankenstein,by Mary Shelley, the mysterious and unnatural origins of the character of Frankenstein’s monster are an important element. The Monster, having been created unethically and haphazardly, is at odds throughout the novel, resulting in his alienation from society and prolonged feelings of anger, desertion, and loneliness. Shaping his character, his relationships with other characters, and the meaning of the work as a whole, the Monster’s origins are what define him. The Monster faces rejection and violence every time he attempts to make contact with the new, foreign world he has been thrust into.
The fictional horror novel of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is driven by the accentuation of humanity’s flaws. Even at the very mention of her work an archetypal monster fills one’s imagination, coupled with visions of a crazed scientist to boot. Opening her novel with Robert Walton, the conduit of the story, he also serves as a character to parallel the protagonist’s in many ways. As the ‘protagonist’ of the story, Victor Frankenstein, takes on the mantle of the deluded scientist, his nameless creation becomes the embodiment of a truly abandoned child – one left to fend for itself against the harsh reality posed by society. On the other hand, Walton also serves as a foil to Victor – he is not compulsive enough to risk what would be almost
Frankenstein and his monster begin with opposite lives: Frankenstein has everything and the monster has nothing. However, in creating the monster, Frankenstein’s life and feelings begin to parallel that of the monster’s life. Frankenstein is incredibly intelligent with a fascination for science, but ultimately his thirst for knowledge leads to his undoing. Similarly the monster is determined to understand the society around him. But once he does, he understands that he will never be able to find companionship, which leads him to pain and anger.
