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He is a young child thrown into a world where he doesn't belong. Curious of his surroundings, the monster stumbles upon Frankenstein and is immediately met with disgust. The first thing the monster receives in his fresh existence, is hate and rejection. Frankenstein instills hate into the monster’s
The creature is a compassionate being. We see that when he sees the family suffering. By using this point of view we also can relate to him. Us, humans, are compassionate, we can sympathize with those in pain and joyce. Frankenstein learns the importance of family by observing the family of cottagers.
In Frankenstein, Shelley presents Frankenstein as a victim of the whole family by using the gargantuan ambition that he has and the betrayal of his own creation, and eventually the loss of his whole family to present consequences of being ambitious. Firstly, the letter from the extract introduces the character of Walton and Frankenstein by listening to his disastrous and sad story from the perspective of Walton, which makes Frankenstein a heroic symbolism for Walton, then it flashbacks back to the story of his life with the romantic setting of the village contrasting to the cold and dark place in the beginning. Firstly, the description of Frankenstein's body condition made the situation worse, "his limbs" were nearly frozen, and his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering. Frankenstein is tired of everything and he was scared of the monster
Firstly, The Creature embodies all of Frankenstein’s rash thinking because in all of his months toiling over its every detail, he never considered what society’s perception of The Creature would be and how this would affect The Creature in return. Irving Malin, author of New American Gothic, describes the quintessential gothic character as one who loves others in an attempt to strengthen his own self-concept, and who consequentially demands those he loves to mirror his passions and musings. In all-consuming narcissism, this character uses love as a crutch for success and an opportunity to “create order out of chaos [and] strength out of weakness,” unwilling or unable to see the actual consequences of his actions (Malin, 5). So Frankenstein does with the creation of The Creature, as he describes the physical experience of awakening his being with all of the candor of a young God. In an emotional frenzy, he curses the weakness of decomposing men and attempts to create a stronger version that can withstand the undeniable compulsion of nature’s hourglass.
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.
Generally, the emotions of main characters are often displayed through work of literature and the classic story of Frankenstein is no different as the author, Mary Shelley, utilizes the emotions of the character for the plot of the story. Throughout Frankenstein the author, Mary Shelley, employs dramatic irony and gothic elements to show the conflicting emotions of the main character, Victor Frankenstein, as he resurrects a creature from death to life. In this excerpt, the sheer anticipation that Frankenstein displayed to bring his creation to life can be seen along with the fear of what the creature would become. Likewise, Shelley uses dramatic irony throughout the text to display the complicated emotions. According to the text, "Tonight, however, was the
After Frankenstein sees the monster alive for the first time, he falls into a long period of physical degeneration, fainting and becoming sick with hallucinations for two years after this initial creation. This physical degeneration serves to the inner feelings of guilt of what Frankenstein has done, reflected in an illness. Despite the physical deterioration of Frankenstein, he further continues to follow actions of pride rather than logic, which continues to show his fall in the
The use of the word monster in the book also correlates to appearance, and when the creature is called a monster, he feels forced to act like one. After being rejected by society because of his appearance the creature cries to Frankenstein, “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust” (Shelley 93). This shows that the creature internalized all of the hate he received from his appearance, to the point where he viewed himself as a monster. When he internalizes all this negativity about himself that stems from his appearance, and begins to see himself as a monster, he then begins to behave as one.
The monster could have shred him limb from limb, as creatures would do, however he refrained because he of his strength and capabilities which can kill a human, and his motives were never to commit a hateful crime, but developing communications and relationship with them therefore he escaped from the cottage. Moreover his determination of gaining acceptance and his fascinating persona will not be visible to anyone’s eyes due to his despicable exterior. The monster enters as Brooks said the “ Social chain” (377) where first he was thought he was accepted and admired not by a dangerous, horrid beast, but a timid, and peace like creature that did not have anywhere to go. He wonders to act as human, but society would not accept that, everywhere he witnesses is full of happiness, however excluded to take part of it In the Peter Brook ’s essay he made the effort into capturing the reader’s attention that Frankenstein creation very opposite of what humans believe to describe what a monster is.
To begin with in Frankenstein, the creature feels a great sense of hate and despicable reaction from both his creator and the outside. While some focus on Victor and his feelings, the creature knows no one cares to see all the pain that was bestowed upon the creature. The creature mentions, “I was, besides, endowed with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome; I was not even of the same nature as man.”(111). As the creature lives alone in the world, he feels more and more resentful towards Victor for giving him life. To add onto this, the creature states “When I looked around, I saw and heard of none like me.
The monster was brought to life all alone, now that Victor Frankenstein abandoned him. Sooner or later, the monster realizes his existence and starts to receive fear and rejection from his creator and from society. He realizes he has been totally ignored. Because of this, he becomes ambitious for retribution and seeks revenge on Victor Frankenstein by shattering his life just as Victor shattered the monster’s life. However, the monster develops mental, and human characteristics such as compassion when he met the DeLacey family.
Childhood is a time in a person’s life where the most growing occurs, not only physically but also mentally. The human brain is nourished and maintained by the love and affection children receive from both parents and it continues to do so for the rest of their lives. The creature’s inability to build up courage and try to interact with society as well as his constant questioning of his existence is a direct result of an inexistent childhood as well as the absence of a loving family. Frankenstein’s mother and Elizabeth were both orphans so he was well aware of the importance of love and nurturing for people of all ages, yet he denied the creature the opportunity to receive affection of any sort. “No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles
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.
Following this both characters feel sorrow and regret in their own ways, the monster through guilt for the people he hurt and Frankenstein because his family were hurt by the being he created. By the
Shelley describes the morning after Frankenstein creates the monster and runs away- "Morning, dismal and wet, at length dawned, and discovered to my sleepless and aching eyes the church of Ingolstadt…”. This dreary scene adequately depicts Victor’s miserable, downcast feeling toward the ugly monster he has just created. Shelley also uses the imagery element to bring into view Frankenstein’s painful emotions over the result of his creation. Immediately following the verdict of Justine’s death, a deep feeling of remorse washes over Frankenstein. "The blood flowed freely in my veins, but a weight of despair and remorse pressed on my heart, which nothing could remove.
