Taylor Wilkins Mrs. Schroder English IV Honors 11 January 2023 Isolation Generates Revenge “He is alive!” Born on January 1, 1818, Frankenstein’s monster was left behind by Victor Frankenstein due to the fear of creating a creature of the unknown. In the novel Frankenstein, the creature becomes isolated from others due to abandonment, which leads to feelings of resentment and revenge towards his creator Frankenstein; these factors convey that even in the most depressing of situations, anger can still become the most prevalent emotion. From the start of the monster’s life, he has been mistreated by every human he encounters. At the beginning of the story, Frankenstein abandoned the creature, his creation, solely because Frankenstein became …show more content…
Both Victor and the monster’s search for revenge does not end the way that they expect it to end. Victor’s lifelong search for vengeance ends with his death. Victor’s dying wish suggests that the monster that he created must be killed. The monster comes across Victor’s dead body soon after he dies. The monster confesses to Walton that he regrets all of the terrible things he has done. As someone would theorize, if they were to be lonely and not accepted by society, they would reach out to their one true creator; the person who had a purpose in putting them on this Earth. They would believe they could see beneath their looks and accept them. In this case of Frankenstein, the creature resorts to revenge for being put on this Earth, in a world where he will never be accepted. The isolation, mistreatment from humans, and good acts perceived as evil doings lead the creature to become mad and vengeful. The creature struggles with being perceived as the bad guy throughout the novel, but in the end, Victor Frankenstein reveals himself to be the true bad