Frankenstein Research Paper

Introduction

What is something that makes someone or something human? It is important to address what humane means. The word humane means to be able to experience emotion. An example of something that could possibly be human is The Monster from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Frankenstein is a gothic novel that revolves around the 18th century. The story focuses on the protagonist or antagonist Victor Frankenstein. Victor creates a monster out of body parts dug up from graves and reanimates them to form a monster. A plethora of reasons have inspired him to make The Monster but one reason that inspired him the most was a lightning strike that he saw when he was a child. Victor had abandoned The Monster that he had created which created an abundance

Bipedalism is the having of two feet; language is a way of using your mouth to communicate with others; tool-making is the making of tools. With context, the article describes the three traits that humans are built on. A trait that more significantly aligns with the wants of The Monster is language. Language is a human construct that allows a person to become closer to another person that speaks that same language. As The Monster discovered language, it explained that ̈ This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.¨ (Shelley, p. 78, 1831). The Monster becomes fascinated by language and longs to learn more. This causes a chain reaction within the mind of The Monster. As the Monster learns how to speak and write in a certain language, it also learns how to read. The Monster learns how to read and ultimately, this begins the want for a

This can be connected to The Monster and how he feels. When looking into The Monster´s past, it is seen that Victor built The Monster from scratch with human body parts and organs. An important organ to be considered is the brain. The brain is the stepping stone to having feelings. The brain itself provides countless feelings which is the root of The Monster´s childless, revenge, and longing for a partner. The Monster is considered a human and because of this, it is wired to have feelings of loneliness and love. The human feeling of love is why The Monster called himself Adam without