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Desire For Relationships In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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One of the greatest themes in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is the intense human desire for relationships. The monster yearns to be wanted and loved by another and not be discriminated by who he pursues a relationship with. He wants friendship in the purest form. The monster explains that “to be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate” (95). During his time in the hovel observing the De Lacy’s, the readers learn a myriad about the monster’s thought process and why he acts the way he does. As most living creatures do, he wants nothing more than companionship. As the monster observes the De Lacy’s, he states, “my heart yearned to be known and loved by these amiable creatures; to see their sweet looks directed towards me with affection was the
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