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Frankenstein Compassion Essay

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Compassion to Killers What is Compassion? Compassion is sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings and misfortunes of others. Should society treat these abandoned killers with compassion? These killers, the creature from the story Frankenstein and American Serial killer David Berkowitz, also known as The Son of Sam were both abandoned by society and by their creators. This can be the cause of why they murdered, for validation and also affection at least. These killers should be shown compassion. The creature in the novel Frankenstein was created by Victor Frankenstein, a Scientist who studied the creation of life. After being abandoned immediately by his creator, the creature had to fend for himself automatically shunned from society …show more content…

.” (Florman). This all causes him to blame this on his creator and take that anger out on him and his family. In the novel the creature would get revenge on Victor Frankenstein for making him like this and leaving him to be lonely. “Cursed, Cursed Creator! Why did I live? Why in this instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.” (Shelley 117). The creature also feels remorseful from doing all the killing he did. In the novel Frankenstein, it says “But it is true that I am a wretch. I have murdered the lovely and the helpless; I have strangled the innocent as they slept, and grasped to death his throat who never injured me or any other living thing.”(Shelley 185). The creature felt alone and had no one to go to; he had to …show more content…

Known for killing women, he necessarily came for women that had long brown hair and that were caucasian. But, these killings all had to root from somewhere. At a very young age, Berkowitz was put up for adoption by his unmarried parents, making him abandoned by his biological parents.David Berkowitz was born Richard David Falco on June 1, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. His unmarried parents separated shortly before he was born, and he was put up for adoption. Berkowitz soon was adopted but at 14 his adopted mother passed away, soon neglected by his father and step-mother down the line. This Article “David Berkowitz - Son of Sam Killer” states what happened to Berkowitz in his young age, “When he was 14, Berkowitz’s adoptive mother died of breast cancer and his relationship with his adoptive father and new stepmother grew strained.”(David Berkowitz- Son of Sam Killer). Berkowitz abandoned at birth and later in his life just felt rejected and obviously wanted to feel affection from his family, even his biological parents. He reached out to them. This all can make Berkowitz venture into unpleasurable things. They didn't give affection to him, which resulted in him killing multiple people from the society that rejected him. According to the article it says “Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven, most using a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver gun.”(David Berkowitz-Son of Sam Killer). He even resulted in taunting the New York police

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