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To the Class of 2024, The monster Frankenstein created wasn’t always the treacherous, murderous person Frankenstein claimed. I have come to realize the monster wasn’t born with malice characteristics, he was born vastly misunderstood and alone. Throughout the novel, the monster's development of characteristics is first shown as innocent and confused. These characteristics are later affected by the journey he undertakes. Near the end of the novel, he is turned into a treacherous person with no remorse. How did this come to be? Upon the monster's birth, Frankenstein was so frightened by what he had created, he ran from the monster and abandoned him. The monster was left all alone, like a baby who had been abandoned by its mother. With no guidance …show more content…

Confused and drowning in agony, the monster ran into the woods where he could finally seek shelter away from humanity. He later ends up living near a small cottage where its inhabitants (The Delancys) show him how to feel different emotions, read books, speak, and write. At this point in the novel the monster had transformed from a being of total confusion, into a being of complete understanding and emotion. He was compassionate, kind, and loving toward the Delancy family. Once they were introduced to the monster, they fled in horror with one glance at his face. The monster was hardened by this interaction and began to show feelings of rage and anger. At this point in the novel, he was angry that he's completely alone and began looking for his creator. His final characteristics begin to form upon entering Geneva and killing Victor's brother. The monster's journey of revenge against Victor, after being denied a mate, changed his character forever. The monster wanted to terrorize Victor by hunting and killing everyone he ever loved. As a result of these actions against Victor, and isolation from humanity, his innocent characteristics degraded. Initially, the monster felt compassion and kindness towards others, but the world's rejection turned him into a …show more content…

I wish the people in high school could see past all their stupid drama and care about real things. I wish I were invited to things more often so that instead of assuming things about me, people would actually know me. But then I remember, these people wouldn’t make me happy, so why wish for their approval? I guess it’s natural to want people to like you but why do I catch myself wanting the people I believe to be shallow, to like me? During the weekdays when Bennington people are hanging out, going to lunch together, and making future plans, I am just sitting at home, by myself, waiting for the weekend so I can escape this place and play pretend for a couple of days. I keep reminding myself that what feels like an eternity now will only be a memory in a year, and mostly forgotten in five. High school isn’t your forever Class of 2024. Just because you feel alone now doesn’t mean you will be alone forever. You will find your people and develop relationships that will last a lifetime. High school is only a blip of your life, don’t let it break you. Stay away from the drama, stay away from people who will lead you into trouble, study hard and enjoy it- every

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After the Creature escapes and is forced to grow up on its own, it learns basic needs and emotions, and how society treats people like him. The Creature being shunned away by everyone, including his creator, takes a toll on his mental health and self-esteem, and he expresses his depression when he tells Victor, “You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me” (Shelley 147). The Creature feels no remorse for his actions, as he deals with the immense emotions he feels about being abandoned. Victor's tragic flaw is that he never accepts he made a mistake until it was too late. He turns his back on the creature which ultimately causes his

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In the novel, Frankenstein says, “His jaw opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sound, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed downstairs”(Shelley 35,36). The same night that Frankenstein created the Monster, he believes that the daemon, the Monster, tried to kill him, not letting him leave his home. Waking up with arms outstretched near his neck, Frankenstein bolted out of his home where he would be safe. The creation was dangerous to Frankenstein because he could have killed him in his sleep.

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Victor had two loving parents that gave him everything he ever needed or wanted to fulfill his physiological and emotional needs. Since Victor did not do this for his monster, the monster would kill all of Victor’s family and friends that he loved which would bring destruction to Victor’s life. For the rest of his days, Victor would go on a search for his monster to destroy it or die trying. Unlike Victor, the monster was never loved because of the way he looked. He was left alone, even by his creator, and lived a miserable life always escaping people that would “attacked [him], until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons” (Shelley).

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Victor denied the monster it’s power by not allowing it to have what it asked for. This refusal caused the monster declare it’s dominance through threatening Victor to do as it says or he will be punished. After Victor refuses to allow his creation to take control, it goes mayhem and reacts with hatred. The creature tried to gain it’s power by deteriorating Victor’s life killing many of the friends and loved ones close to Victor. This pulls the final straw for Victor, he attempted to hunt the monster down and destroy it before it could hurt anyone else.

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At the instant the cottage door was opened and Felix, Safie, and Agatha entered” (Chapter 15, page 161). The monster obsession of acceptance was due to the rejection and isolation he felt. The monster has not had the ability to be nurtured from this rejection because of Victor. The rejection the monster received by the DeLaceys was however completely normal and matched the reactions the monster received from Victor. After this rejection, the monster turns to Victor.

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If children lack guidance they can also tend to lash out and go down dark paths and this is what happened to the creature. When the monster goes to look for his creator he stumbles upon a young boy who says he is Frankenstein's brother who he then viciously attacks and kills out of hatred for Frankenstein. This shows how Frankenstein's unethical abandonment and lack of supporting his creation caused the monster to resent his creator when then in turn led him down a dark path. If the creature had the right guidance then he could have been everything that Frankenstein wanted but instead he was a product of his own environment and since he was treated so badly without anyone to love or care for him he turned

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The apartment where the monster was made is described as a cell that is isolated from all of the outside world. The monster was doomed to be lonely before he was even created. The monster had no companion or mentor to help guide him through his life. Immediately after he was created, Frankenstein abandoned him. Frankenstein was too repulsed by his appearance to think about how the monster would need nurtured.

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The creature wasn’t always a notorious toddler murderer. His creator rejected him, despite his initial desire for acceptance and desire. Victor's convoluted personality becomes prevalent during this time as he continues to constantly reject the creature despite knowing all he craves is a sense of being accepted. This in terms leads the monster to murder William and in terms leads Victor to continue to outcast the creature only this time with fear. The

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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.

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This shows the humanity in the monster and his tendency to be amiable. He was also able to learn from his mistakes. For example, the creature realized that he needed to stop stealing the family’s supplies after he noticed how much they needed them. Victor, however, didn’t learn from his mistake of creating the monster, and created another. The monster also refers to the family in the cabin as “[his] friends” when they didn’t know of his existence (103).

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Whereas the real monster throughout the story is no other than Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein displays many of the characteristics any monster would have. He was cruel and manipulative in order to become and valued like God. However, the odds were not in his favor after rejecting the monster the minute he came to life, "A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly

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Mary Shelley shows the endless amount of revenge and that it is driven by pure hatred and rage. The monster was not created to be vengeful, he was kind hearted but when he was poorly treated by Victor and then by the Delacey family, he turned cold. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley displays the immorality and destructive effects that revenge can have through Frankenstein and his pursuit of the creature. Immediately after the monster had awoken, hatred thickened and would drive the plot to be all about revenge. The creature illustrates this hatred as he says to Victor, “Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view;

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Although he comes with friendly intentions, the Monster is treated violently and with contempt, essentially being forced into his alienation to survive and becoming the “monster” he is already thought of as a result. The Monster’s actions are a response to the treatment he has received from others, everyday villagers and Victor alike. With little known about his origins and no way to explain himself, there is no hope for the Monster to assimilate himself. This is present in other characters of the novel as well, for example, Richard Walton, who has self-alienated in order to gain distinction and knowledge. The Monsters origins and appearance develop these themes of alienation throughout the novel, themes that are further developed by other characters and play an important role in delivering the message of

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