Frankenstein Research Paper

Fear is created by pain, physical or emotional, and accentuated by time. Victor Frankenstein was driven to create a monster, bringing this creation to life through electricity. Victor began to detest the monster, fearing its ugly appearance. As time went on, their relationship weakened and the tension in their misery and loathing grew stronger. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Victor’s relationship with the monster is complex due to their parental dynamic and Victor’s rejection of the monster, leading to fear and misery. Similarly, in my personal experience, I have a complex relationship with my own “monster” due to the different emotional and environmental factors. My own relationship with the “monster” of fear inside of me is complex due to

Vision allows me to see what is wrong in the world, and enables me to create positive change. Such as my fear of climate change and human’s irreversible damage to Earth is something I hope to have an impact on. As a society, we have created the monster of global warming that has become so powerful that it is practically irreversible. This fear is something that I myself cannot reverse, and change needs to be widespread. Furthermore, the college decision letters represent my fear of rejection. During this college admissions process, I have faced an immense amount of disappointment and rejection—some expected, some surprising. The more decisions were released, the more my fear of rejection increased. Going to Scituate High School, my academic environment, and the stigma around going to a non-prestigious college has overcome me, leading to increased fear and anxiety around college decisions. These rejections shaped my future—they were out of my control; yet, something inevitable to thousands of seniors across the country. While rejections to certain colleges are individual, as a society, rejection is something that everybody goes through, and is essential to being a human

As time progresses, the more these fears intensify—unless resolved. Likewise, Victor Frankenstein’s relationship with the monster he created is complex due to being the parent of the monster and subsequently abandoning it, resulting in unforeseen and fatal consequences. In the name of science, Victor brought this human-like being to life; therefore, he is granted a father-like dynamic to this creature. Victor questions, “anyone indeed exist, except I, the creator, who would believe.in the existence of the living momentum of presumption and rash ignorance which I had let loose upon this world (Shelly, 66).” Victor created this monster with great ignorance of what might happen if the creature was not perfect, as it turned out to be. Due to Victor’s shallow nature concerning beauty, since he found this monster ugly, he had let it loose into the world, freed himself from the responsibility of taking care of it. However, he had realized that this unrestricted monster, that he gave life, was now free, and could wreak havoc upon society. Inevitably, the monster wanted to be merely accepted by Victor, and felt that he “was