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Empathy And Companionship As Depicted In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley emphasizes empathy and companionship as critical humanistic traits; yet, the content depicts the creature displaying these traits while Victor Frankenstein instead embodies the opposite inhumane psychological characteristics that would define him as a monster. Victor's fascination with playing God and creating a new species that "would bless him as its creator and source" ultimately displays his narcissistic intentions that opens the door towards his unhappiness and cruelty. (Shelley 40) Beyond this door, we see that Victor's lack of empathy towards the creature and even his own family enhances his own moral disengagement towards society. Although the creature may display the physical characteristics that
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