Corruption Quotes In Frankenstein

In the modern world, when a person hears about Frankenstein, they think of an

abhorrent and detestable monster, but that is not the case. In the book, “Frankenstein”, by

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein is a scientist that pursues his dream of reviving a human. Victor

Frankenstein, the protagonist, conducts a series of experiments and creates a monster.

Abhorred by his creation, he leaves the monster. Through desolation and isolation, the monster

is driven by society and Frankenstein to commit crimes.

Society plays a main role to drive the monster to perpetrate crimes. The monster, after

being rejected by his creator, feels desolated: “Satan had his companion, fellow devils, to

admire and encourage him, but I am solitary and abhorred”

The monster is

enraged and rushes into the mountains with the motive of harming Victor’s family. Later, Victor

Frankenstein states that he feels guilty for the deaths of his friends: “William, Justine, and

Henry – they all died by my hands” (175). Victor indirectly kills them by creating a monster and

leaving it alone. The monster, without a name, is discriminated against because of his

imperfections. After Willian is killed, Justine was framed. Victor realizes that Justine is innocent

and the murder was perpetrated by his creation and he is flabbergasted: “Justine also was a girl

of merit and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy; now was all to be

obliterated in an ignominious grave, and I the cause!”(68). Although Justine is framed by the

monster, Victor is able to change her fate. He can save Justine by speaking out but chooses not

to. Soon Justine chooses to confess guilty and is prosecuted. He also lets Henry die because he

chooses to break his deal with the monster: “The wretch saw me destroy the creature on

whose future existence he depended for happiness, and with a howl of devilish despair