Frankenstein Literary Analysis

Literary Analysis: Frankenstein
Are humans inherently evil,or so caught up in their own interest they do not care for anyone else’s sake? It has been hundreds of years that this question has rotated the minds of humanity. In Mary Shelley’s,”Frankenstein” we see just how much misery loves company- she uses the theme of revenge so intensely we feel it move from emotion to action. Not only do we see revenge in the Monster when he kills Victor’s brother,we see it once again in Victor when his form of revenge is the denial of happiness and the cycle continues when the Monster lets his rage lead him leading him to another cold blooded murder. The book itself is motivated by searing blind rage, the vicious cycle of revenge could not have ended in

Not as a baby, but as a grown man- to find out your creator has abandoned you. Your first reaction is to love everything, but everything hurts you. You are not wanted in any situation- ever. You begin to hate your creator, for leaving you to suffer, he is now your enemy. You come across another young man who scorns you- and find out he is related to your enemy. Revenge seems like the only option. Mary Shelley begins to show us just how much revenge is worth. “Frankenstein! You belong to my enemy- to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim...” (Shelley 144). Here we see just how bitter Victor has made the monster. If Frankenstein had decided to ignore Victor’s existence, and not pursue revenge- would there even have been a book? Since the death of Victor's little brother William the sole purpose and relationship of Victor and the monster is to destroy each other, and avenge the death of their happiness. Not only does this animate the plot, but gives the book a purpose. Who are Victor and the Monster without

Not only was the Monster looking for revenge, he was caught in a competition with Victor. He would refer to Victor as “slave” and himself as the “master”(172). When Slavery existed in the United States, slaves would get punished for defying those who owned them. In “Frankenstein”, the Monster pursues “discipline” from Victor by threatening to kill everyone he loves. When Victor decides to deny Frankenstein a companion, Frankenstein tells him that he will “be with him on his wedding night”(173). Frankenstein wants to assert himself as someone who should not be denied any request, because when you have nothing to lose, revenge is the only way to