In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, it explores the theme of “the monster”, and how it subverts traditional ideas of who and what a “monster” is. This essay will discuss the ideas of how the novel explores contradicting themes like the nature of beauty and ugliness, as well as the characters and events and the consequences of their actions.
The relationship between outward appearance and inside aspirations is seen to be related in the novel's discussion of certain extremely significant principles. The creature in the novel is seen to be the “traditional” monster that we all associate with in novels. The yellow eyes, 8-foot tall, and translucent yellowish skin of the creature's appearance suggests that he is a “monstrosity”, contributing
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The creature acts as a stereotypical embodiment of “a monster”. Mary Shelley plays on this idea, as she shows how the effects of not being comfortable in your own skin, and wanting approval from the very person who gave you life. In the novel, it is evident that the reader would establish that from the second he came onto the earth, he was abandoned by the man that brought him into this world. Unlike many traditional Monsters that we see in novels, the creature has a want for love and to feel loved. This becomes evident when the monster begs victor to make him a woman like him. Evidence in chapter 17: “You must create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.” The demand of the creature states that he wants a girl companion. This communicates to the reader that he is in need of love and exception, that his creator did not give him. This shows how victor created this visualisation of himself. Victor abandons his creation, and thus creates a downfall of actions which become detrimental to his life. You can adapt this into your own life, as if you abandoned your thoughts, it will ultimately come back to haunt you