Frankenstein Essay

Imagine a child being born and raised within a small village, where all he ever knows lies within the small confines of the limited amount of space and people. As this child was raised, he was hated on by being beaten and verbally abused. After maturing, the child becomes hateful and spiteful towards anyone he encounters, and this is due to him being a product of the effects surrounding him. Monsters within many stories are highly misunderstood, and in some cases, are not innately evil. This leads to the development of “monsters” to be prevalent throughout stories, but the reason for their actions becomes more understandable after learning their backgrounds. The results of mistreating any being will result in it seeking revenge upon those that

The Creature, created by Victor Frankenstein in the novel Frankenstein, was a hideous, grotesque creation that was curious about the world he was brought into. Originally, the Creature had no intentions of harming anyone and possessed no anger towards any person, but after being slandered by everyone he encountered he began to explain his actions by saying, “I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?” (Shelley). The effects of the mistreatment of the Creature led to him becoming hateful and chaotic as a result. His actions are not justified even though he began as the victim. People tend to fear what they do not understand, and as Cari Romm puts it, “You have great power, and you have behavior that’s frightening because it’s so unpredictable and beyond the realm of normal experience.” The unknown behavior of the Creature, leads to people being fearful of him, as this is their initial reaction to meeting him. The irrational behavior towards the Creature, leads to the reckless actions of the Creature in order to seek revenge on what has been brought upon him. Frankenstein’s monster accurately depicts how creatures are sometimes not innately evil, but become so due to their environment not being suitable for them to be treated

Before he was even born, he was unwanted by his mother and was seen as dirty, ugly, and a burden to everyone in the village. Gyutaro described his abuse by saying, “I was mocked for my ugly voice and appearance, and rocks were thrown at me for being filthy. It was as if all of the abuse and insults in the world were created just for me” (“No matter how many lives” 13:18). The pain inflicted on him led to his resentment of others and his desire to seek revenge on those who tormented him. His treatment was based upon the idea that he was unwanted due to being ugly and another mouth to feed. The posthumanism categorical rejection of the idea, “That only human beings can be attractive and that, therefore, those beings who are nonhuman or for some reason perceived as less than human must be ugly” (Pagan 96), clearly exemplifies the horrible behavior enacted upon Gyutaro. After acknowledging this understanding that people hold true to, it shows the reason for why those that are seen as being less-than human because of their appearance. Although Gyutaro was mistreated even before being born, the way he dealt with his hatred is not justifiable, but solely understandable as to why he took his anger out on others by killing them. The resentment that resides within people is