Elizabeth Quotes In Frankenstein

The novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, tells the story of a scientist, Victor, who unleashes chaos after he creates a monster that society deems ugly. The monster learns about humanity and navigates through the world. As the monster learns about humanity, he seeks vengeance on Victor and this leads to the tragedy of his loved ones. His love interest, Elizabeth, who is seen as beautiful by society is one of the loved ones affected by Victor's actions. It is important to understand how both Elizabeth and the monster were judged superficially and the consequences it had. It is crucial to see how society values character. Elizabeth and the Monster both share pure intentions and innocence, but both suffer due to society's standards of beauty and

The Frankensteins were able to overlook her raggedy clothing because of her beauty. This shows how important beauty is to society and the way it affects how people view and treat people. Elizabeth is only described in the novel through the point of view of Victor, and he only talks about her in a superficial way. Although Elizabeth is not being treated badly, Victor only describes her appearance rather than touching on the quality of her personality. The novel states “While my companion contemplated with a serious and satisfied spirit the magnificent appearances of things, I delighted in investigating their causes” (Shelly 35). Throughout the whole novel, Elizabeth shows her commitment to Victor and constantly cares for him when he overlooks her and sees himself as better than her. He describes her as only seeing the appearance of things while he further investigates their causes, but this is the opposite of Victor as he only sees the appearance of her and not her

Her good virtue is constantly overlooked by Victor as he constantly objectifies her, showing his evil characteristics. Although Elizabeth was treated nicely by the Franknestins, her personality was overlooked due to her beauty. The Monster's innocence was ruined when society treated him poorly because of societal beauty standards, causing him to turn evil. The monster has been looking at the De Lacey household and begins to become more and more attached to them as he sees the good in humanity through them. He proves his innocence and genuine personality as he says, “As yet I looked upon crime as a distant evil, benevolence and generosity were ever present before me, enticing within me a desire to become an actor in the busy scene where so many admirable qualities were called for and displayed” (Shelly 136). The monster in Frankenstein is not always evil. When he was first created, he was curious and wanted to learn more about the world and humanity. He wanted to be accepted, and he did not know the difference between good and evil. He saw the goodness in humanity through the De Lacey family and he saw the family bond they