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Examples Of Isolationism In Frankenstein

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Isolation Demonstrated Through the Mental State of all Kinds Throughout Frankenstein, Mary Shelly differentiates Victor and his creature mainly focusing on their mental state in order to define the dangers of isolation. The creature, not knowing about appearance, has feelings of being segregated from the rest of humankind. After the creature reveals himself to the De Lacey’s, frightening them, he utters in distress, “Cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed” (Shelly 128). Even though the creature is feeling isolated before, this rejection makes him feel dejected by all of mankind. The creature starts to understand that he is not like the rest of society and decides he wants revenge on his creator. Furthermore, as the creature …show more content…

When Victor sees the tree destroyed by lightning he was so thrilled: “The catastrophe of this tree excited my extreme astonishment andIi eagerly inquired my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning. He replied ‘electricity'” (Shelley 29). This event of lightning foreshadows Victor’s learning obsession with electricity. Victor's bipolar emotions help illustrate his early eagerness for science and his hatred in the end. In the same way, while the creature is learning how to survive he finds a fire in the woods he “examined the materials of the fire, and to [his] joy found it to be composed of wood. [He] quickly collected some branches; but they were wet and would not burn” (Shelley 95). The creature is comprehending how to use nature and its impacts on mankind. This plot point thrills the creature to finally being able to use nature as humans do. In short, both Victor and the creature are inspired by nature appearing to change their mental state to a more positive

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