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Frankenstein Persuasive Essay

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Victor and the creature are seen as murderers and harmful towards people based on looks and are mistreated by people. Victor is accused of murder after arriving in Ireland on a boat, and facing harsh treatment from strangers. “I was exceedingly surprised on receiving such rude an answer from a stranger; and I was also disconcerted on perceiving the frowning and angry countenances of his companions. “‘Why do you answer me so roughly?’" I replied: “‘ Surely it is not the custom of Englishmen to receive strangers so inhospitably.’” "’ I do not know,’" said the man, "’ what the custom of the English may be; but it is the custom of the Irish to hate villains’" (Shelley 167). He was guilty until proven innocent and no one wanted to help him, answer …show more content…

Also seen as a monster, the creature finally got the courage to befriend and show his face to the cottagers, the people he trusted, just to be seen as a monster based on his looks and not his character from the Delacy family. “At that instant the cottage door was opened [...] Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me? [...] Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore me from his father, to whose knees I clung: in a transport of fury, he dashed me to the ground, and struck me violently with a stick” (Shelley 126). The cottagers acted in violence due to fear of their father in the creature's grasp, striking him out of fear. They did not let him explain himself and acted the way he looked and was holding their father. Victor and the creature use nature to express their actions and emotions, referring to their environment …show more content…

Victor is dwelling on the fact nothing in his life is going his way and is looking for a sign that could guide him in the right direction. He looks to the mountains for answers because he hopes that he will find a way around the harshest events in his life. In hopes of finding people who would accept him, the creature tried to reach out to the cottagers but it didn't go as planned "As the night advanced, a fierce wind arose from the woods, and quickly dispersed the clouds that had loitered in the heavens: the blast tore along like a mighty avelanche, and produced a kind of insanity in my spirits, that burst all bounds of reason and reflection. I lit the dry branch of a tree, and danced with fury around the devoted cottage” (Shelley 130). When he didn't get the response he was hoping for, he became angry and used fire to express his frustration. This act of destruction satisfied the creature's anger and he lost all trust with humans. Revenge was another trait that Victor and the creature shared, wishing harm and misery for each other. Victor was dedicated to catching the monster and would not die until Victor was

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