Frankenstein Research Paper

Humanity’s collective ability to let profound emotions steer daily life is what proves that they are more than the regular mammal. In Gris Grimly’s graphic novel Frankenstein, humanity takes many names and forms, from reanimated creatures to vicious creators. Victor Frankenstein, a mad scientist obsessed with gifting life to those who have lost it, reanimates a creature from dead body parts. Consequently, the creature is shunned by his very own creator because of his looks, leaving him lost and alone in this great world. While the creature may be a canvas of undead body parts, he is still categorized as human based on his sentiment. All throughout Frankenstein, the creature’s humanity is shown through his chase for love and his ability to allow

He goes from haven to haven purely in search of someone who will love and accept him for all his flaws. For example, the creature laments, “What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people; and I longed to join them” (Grimly 95). He is capable of watching a family full of serenity and, recognizing the peace they are at, wants to join what they have created. Not only does this showcase the complexity of his introspection, but it also reveals his desire; he feels enough to know what to want. These emotions are such complex traits that can only belong to the human race. Moreover, the creature rants, “Believe me, Frankenstein; I was benevolent; my soul glowed with soul and humanity: but am I not alone, miserably alone?” (83). The creature acknowledges that being alone is a horrible way to be. A normal creature, one whose emotions are bound with ties and feels only what it is spoonfed, would see the state of being alone as one of normalcy. It would accept it as a state of being. But the creation, as a human, sees it as a miserable place to be. It recognizes that being alone is the exact opposite of living a fulfilling life. Henceforth, it indirectly presents the need for a companion in life In conclusion, one reason that Victor’s creation is truly a human is that it possesses the emotional range needed in order to feel and want

In nature, everything is logical. It is one thing or the other; the creature’s habit of flailing powerless to rationality is a clear indicator of his human makeup. To demonstrate, the creature rants, “‘At length I wandered towards these mountains… consumed by a burning passion which you alone can gratify.” (114). The only thing powering this creature to live is his “burning” passion to hunt Victor down. He is only driven and by his emotions; it is the only thing he can endorse. He has no reason in his mind, it is seared by emotion. Furthermore, the creature also says, “Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness forever.”(Grimly, 141). He knows a life without happiness is the same as a virtual death. He does not want Victor to merely die, he wants Victor to experience such pain and agony, to share what he had to go through. He is acting illogically and wants Victor to go through pain and agony; he asks for Victor’s sympathy. Therefore, the creature is human because he falls towards the chaos of emotions rather than the stable coherence of