Emotional Development In Frankenstein

Luke Peters
Sarah Khatry
ENGL:1200
27 February 2023

Emotional Development in Frankenstein
Throughout the book the monster develops becomes emotionally intelligent while Victor devolves emotionally and loses the intelligence that once made him a genius. Victor undoubtedly had scientific skill, being able to create life out of corpses, but it wasn't his scientific intellect that deteriorated, it was his emotional and logical intelect. In the prelude to the story we see him chasing the monster across ice, but it is clear that even if he catches the monster he is clearly physically outmatched. This is something the Victor at the start and middle of the story would never attempt. When the monster was created he was essentially a newborn but as

His logical intelligence is measured by the decisions he makes, his reasoning, and his ability to think about the consequences of his actions. Finally his emotional intelligence is measured by how well he can understand others, and he processes his own emotions. His scientific intelligence is the only type that remains the same throughout the story. He creates the original monster and when tasked with creating the bride he doesn't question if he could do it, he is conflicted on if he should do it, this is shown when he thinks “I was about to form another being,of whose disposition I was alike ignorant to; she might become ten thousand times more malignant then her mate” (Shelly, p171). This shows that he is still as capable a scientist but has developed more of

The monster was innocent, born with a blank state of emotions. But unlike a newborn the monster was already physically developed and emotionally evolved very quickly. From the start when he interacted with humans he was met with scorn and rejection this included his own creator. Due to this the emotion of loneliness is planted at the very start of his life and would stay with him to the end. He experiences emotional development when ever he has interactions with humans for example, he came to the love the cottage dwellers shown when he stated “Now allow me to the return to the story of the cottagers, whose stories excited in me such various feelings of indignation, delight and wonder, but which all terminated in additional love and reverence for my protectors (for so I loved, in an innocent, half painful self deceit to call them)” (Shelly p124). He learned alot from the cottagers, he learned how to speak and he learned how humans treated each other. He saw how they supported each other and raised their young. He wanted to be like him but he didn't realize how cruel humans can be to monsters like him. After being rejected by the cottage people he learned new emotions like anger and rage and started to take revenge on Victor. He blamed Victor for creating him as an unlovable, hideous monster. While he is angry at Victor and murders to get back at him he doesn't kill indiscriminately, even after all they have