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Frankenstein Wretch Analysis

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During the confrontation, the wretch plead with Victor to listen to his side of the story. Frankenstein’s monster wishes to be a happy and docile creature, and says that he only murdered because he felt hated and betrayed, and only wanted to take revenge on his God. The wretch shows his education, comparing himself to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, stating “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.” (pg 90). The wretch begins his story, becoming the narrator of the novel. He recalls his first memories, as he traveled through villages and was rejected at every turn. The wretch learned to live in the forests, stealing food just to survive. He begins to observe the De Lacey family, hiding his presence from his new “adopted family”. The monster hides in a hovel attached to the De Lacy family cottage, and even calls the family his “protectors” (pg. 104). The innocence of the wretch contrasts with the selfishness of Victor, with the monster proving to be a …show more content…

After his “family” rejected him, the wretch he went to go find Victor in Geneva. While on the way to Geneva, he saves a young girl from drowning in a stream. The wretch is then shot as if he was a villain and “curses all humanity”. When the monster arrived in Geneva, he found Victor’s brother William. The wretch murders the child reasoning that “I too can create desolation, my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.” (pg. 124) and plants William’s mother’s locket on Justine. After both sides, Victor’s and the wretch’s are told, the wretch requests that Victor create him a mate, stating “Oh! my creator, make me happy; let me feel gratitude towards you for one benefit! Let me see that I excite the sympathy of some existing thing; do not deny me my

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These murders help him to cope with the isolation he feels from society and his creator. The monster is more human than Victor because he shows compassion, courage, and the need for human connection. Throughout the story, the monster shows considerable amounts of compassion for others than Victor does. The monster says, “...the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home firing sufficient for the

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(165) Once Elizabeth is killed, Victor finally realizes what the creature meant. He had always thought of himself as the one to get killed, rather than other people. Additionally, he had spent so much time worrying about protecting himself, and didn’t stop to wonder if people around him would be affected instead. Victor Frankesntein’s selfishness and egocentrism attests to his own monster-like

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Victor’s Nurture and Responsibility Towards the Monster A. Sympathy for the Monster may come from the understanding on how Victor treated a. Left Monster to care for himself after “birth” when Victor discovered how grotesque and deformed he looked b. Felt limited responsibility towards the Monster c. Killed his companion B. Reader may feel that the Monster’s actions were justified by his

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The novel Frankenstein brings to light many problems and situations that shed light on the faults of mankind. Cruelty was a huge factor in the novel; throughout Frankenstein is cruel to his body and to his creation. When he first makes the creature he runs from it, leaving the creature to fend for himself; even when reuniting with the creature he continues displays cruelty. The creature, in turn exhibits Victor cruelty right back. Within Frankenstein cruelty can be attributed, often affecting both Victor and the creature; serving as a crucial motivator and revealing their anger, pain, frustration till eventually both die.

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Victor constantly ignores the future consequences of his actions and brings danger to everyone around him. He becomes immersed in his work and then, only after he has finished, he finally recognizes what he has created as “the wretch, the filthy daemon whom I had given life” (65). Victor realized his mistake, but it was far too late, as blood was already shed due to his ignorance. This highlights Victor's irresponsibility, as at one point he would fantasize about the sheer wonder of making abominations of nature, but only after he has seen the consequences of it. As a result: Victor realizes that it is a disgusting, and dreadful thing.

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The moral violation of a lie is but one factor, but the lifechanging consequences of the lie is the abusive stimuli that sends the monster on to the murderous rampage that goes on to kill Henry and then Elizabeth. The monster knows that Victor is the only one that could bring him companionship and love in this cruel and hateful world. Victor’s actions show that he will never afford the monster the capacity to love and achieve happiness. Broken and without reason for existence, the monster will forever be lost to

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In Attridge’s essay, he opines “I am in a way other to myself” (Attridge 25); therefore, it is possible to view the Wretch as the shadow of Frankenstein or the suffering inside of Frankenstein. Towards the end of the novel, Walton rebukes the Wretch for killing Frankenstein, which causes the Wretch to implore “Do you think that I was then dead to agony and remorse?” The Wretch isn’t “other” to the rest of humanity; he shares Frankenstein’s same feelings of regret for his

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By Victor taking away what the creature saw at his only chance at happiness, the creature becomes furious and kills Elizabeth, Victor’s wife. By viewing the creature as a child, the opinions based on his image and actions are altered because a child is always considered innocent. The creature had the ignorance of a child when he first woke up. His actions and image then can be blamed on Victor for not teaching the creature like a guardian would teach a child.

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Thinking about the deal with his family in mind, Victor begins his work on the second monster. The first monster made Victor suffer terribly and threatened his family; trying to scare Victor for not creating his mate, the monster angrily said to Frankenstein, “I can make you so wretched that the light of day will be hateful to you” (162). While looking back upon his unfinished work, Victor remembers “the miserable monster whom I had created,” (152). “With the companion you bestow I will quit the neighborhood of man,” (142) promises the monster to Victor upon completion of his mate. Victor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the good of the world.

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Beginning with Victor abandoning the creature at birth, the series of revenge and hatred-filled events begin to occur as both attempt to find justice and retribution. The creature stole the lives of everyone beloved by Victor, and Victor stole the monster’s chance at happiness by abandoning him. As the characters continuously harm each other, their isolation increases as well as their sanity. In the end, numerous family members perish, Victor Frankenstein dies of physical exhaustion, and the creature conveys his desire to

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Victor realizes that he has lost control of the monster’s actions and regrets not taking the proper precautions in seizing the monster when he has the opportunity. Ultimately, Victor is victimized. After the murder of Elizabeth, Victor reflects on the deaths of his loved ones and says, “The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of my wife; even at that moment I knew not that my only remaining friends were safe from the malignity of the fiend” (174). Victor suffers watching his loved ones die one by one, yet lacking the ability to save them. Overall, Victor’s victimization is due to his timorousness dealing with his initial

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The monsters revenge on Frankenstein, drives him too to be full of hatred and need for vengeance because he destroyed everything good in his life. He feels as the death of his loved ones is his fault because he is the one that created the horrid creature in the first place (Brackett). “As time passed away I became more calm; misery had her dwelling in my heart, but I no longer talked in the same incoherent manner of my own crimes; sufficient for me was the consciousness of them” (Shelley 158). The monster wanted Victor to feel the same thing as him, lonely and sadness. The monsters revenge works, Victor becomes rejected by people and has nobody but himself.

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However, this proved horrific because, as a parent, Victor implied his “child” is a wretch which no parent should do, despite their flaws. This can be shown after Victor breathes life into his creature and the text states, “... His jaws opened and he muttered.. one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs” (Shelly 58).

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