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Examples Of Attachment In Frankenstein

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Parental neglect causes a multitude of developmental hurdles, primarily aggression, as seen through the Creature. This is due to the Creature being neglected and rejected by Victor, starting at his creation. The parental abandonment and negligence of the Creature caused increased aggression and behavioral issues, such as the killing of innocents and more. Through Attachment Theory, it can be interpreted that Victor and the Creature have an insecure avoidant attachment type. This is an explanation of the creature’s behavior after being abandoned. Additionally, it is important to note Mary Shelley’s own reflection on her life in her book, Frankenstein. As a result, the motif of motherlessness and its effects can be seen throughout the book. Due …show more content…

After being abandoned by Victor, Victor is still the only one who will speak to and not fear the Creature, so despite his hatred, he is the only person who can truly accept the creature. It is also important to look at Victor’s own attachment to his parents as a reason for the type of attachment he formed with the creature. “ Alphonse’s inability to sympathize with Victor demonstrates a further characteristic of avoidant attachment: a lack of affection. Jones et al. acknowledge that ‘[avoidance reflects a tendency to deactivate the attachment system and is characterized by discomfort with intimacy, dependency, and emotional disclosure in close relationships.’ Victor develops an avoidant attachment since his parents do not display warmth or affection toward him.” (Source 5) It can be inferred that Victor formed the same relationship with the Creature because of how he was raised; he was rejected by his father throughout his childhood, so Victor is just reflecting the behavior that was inflicted upon

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Victor’s abandonment causes him to have to face the consequences of his greed for creating life, for after he abandons the creature bad things start to happen to him. An example of this is the death of William, Victor’s younger brother. The creature “grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead” (134). The creature uses his strength to harm people Victor loved, forcing Victor to have to face the consequences of his corruption and belief that he could defy God and create a new race. The creature continues with his path and murders Victor’s long-time friend Henry Clerval (171).

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Victor's remorse and withdrawal from society highlight the detrimental impact of isolation on mental well-being. The weight of guilt, compounded by a lack of human connection, exacerbates his deteriorating mental state. Similarly, the creature, abandoned and rejected by his creator, grapples with profound loneliness. Unable to find acceptance in society, he suffers from a deep sense of isolation that fractures his mental equilibrium. "I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me" (Shelley, 131).

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As a child, Victor was emotionally neglected by his father. He was never taught how to be a father because he did not have a good role model to look after. Consequently, when Victor’s creation came to life, he did not know how to act. He was scared and tried to run away from his problems. Since his creation has no parental figure to support and teach him, he develops behavioral problems and is very confused.

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Even though the Creature kills Victor’s brother, it does not mean he has no love. He hides his love until someone takes the time to show him love. The Creature was resentful when destroying the Cottager’s house that showed his human like feelings. And, Victor shows the same anger when he denies the fact that what he has created needs to be understood. He created a Creature that has no knowledge of how to live in a society he is in.

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(Shelly 69) What Victor endured in the past still fuelled his hate and anger towards the creature. This hate consumed his whole being leading him to parade such savagery to the creature. Through the cruelty he shows buth his own body and the creature we can see Victor's selfishness.

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Due to lack of affection, the creature didn’t know how to cope with feelings from what he experienced. The creature represents how anyone can develop a lack of trust in society. If Victor did not abandon the creature and gave the creature a chance to develop in a healthy manner, then the creature wouldn’t have developed insecurities but rather would have had a fighting chance and possibly would have had the ability to trust mankind. Secondly, along with the lack of trust towards society, abandonment has negative impacts on a person’s behavior. Going through distasteful experiences can shift an individual’s perspective and can also lead to a drastic change in their conduct.

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After Victor brings the creature to life, he is immediately repulsed by his creation and abandons him. Victor's cruelty towards the creature has far-reaching consequences, setting off a chain of events that ultimately leads to tragedy. This act of cruelty is a powerful motivator for the creature, who seeks revenge against his creator for abandoning him. As the creature explains, "I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on" (Shelley 117). Victor's cruelty towards the creature ultimately leads to the deaths of several innocent people, highlighting the dangers of unchecked ambition and the human desire for power.

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Victor is terrified of his creation and that he has created something that has the potential to kill. Victor is the creator of this hideous Creature, but at this point, the Creature is the master. The Creature begins killing those closest to him, which makes Victor very sick at the thought that he indirectly was the killer. Victor was unable to stop the Creature from committing these horrible acts of violence, which proves how out of control he was in this situation. The Creature offered to leave Victor and his loved ones alone if he completed one simple task, make him a female companion.

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The human side of the Creature has the same feelings as anyone else would have. The creature wants to fill the void of loneliness, but all he has to fill it with is revenge and anger towards all others that are actually accepted, unlike him. If the Creature hadn’t of been abandoned in the first place, then the pain of rejection and exile wouldn’t be as cruel as they seem to the Creature at this point. Due to Victor’s lack of nurture, seeing as the creature is much like a child in some aspects, and the Creature’s constant exposure to human cruelty, that is what the Creature has become. Victor did not think of any consequences that may have popped up in the making of the Creature in the first place.

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By Victor taking away what the creature saw at his only chance at happiness, the creature becomes furious and kills Elizabeth, Victor’s wife. By viewing the creature as a child, the opinions based on his image and actions are altered because a child is always considered innocent. The creature had the ignorance of a child when he first woke up. His actions and image then can be blamed on Victor for not teaching the creature like a guardian would teach a child.

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He cannot get over the creature’s ugly physical attributes in order to listen to the struggles that the creature faces while adapting to society. Just like how a patient wants to be heard by his or her own doctor, the creature just wants Victor to listen to him once and hear his story. The creature considers Victor to be “his creator” and hopes that by telling him about his thoughts and experience that he can make some sense about why he feels as such and can offer guidance and consolation to

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By denying both main characters the sensation of domestic affection, or any other kind of social belonging, Mary Shelley highlights the importance thereof. The resulting isolation became the driving force behind both Frankenstein and his creation’s abominable actions which, in turn, shows that trying to avoid isolation and seeking the feeling of social belonging is the primary message of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and of

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Victor is stirred by his work, but not in a positive manner. He goes on to explain his feelings towards the creature by saying, “… my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred” (136). Victor is so bewildered and repulsed by the creature that he misses key signs of violence, from the creature, that may have saved Victor’s family had he not been so

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Being abandoned by his creator, the monster has no one to guide him, no one to teach him right from wrong and good from evil. When the creature is first abandoned by Victor, he’s confused and doesn’t understand that he has been abandoned. The creature explains how he felt when he woke up, “A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I saw, felt, heard, and smelt at the same time; and it was indeed, a long time before I learned to distinguish between the operations of my various senses” (Shelley 99). The creature won’t fully realize the impact of being abandoned until later in the story. Victor also suffers from isolation from his

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”(Millhauser). This violent rejection is a repetition of Victor’s lack of acceptance for the monster and attention to his family. Victor knows that the monster will never be able to live within society and that his ability to create life is the only hope the monster has of achieving companionship. Victor's own aversion to companionship surfaces as he, “ fails to give him the human companionship, the Eve, the female creature, that he needs to achieve some sort of a normal life.” (Mellor).

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