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How Does The Monster Influence Mary Shelley's Childhood

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Throughout the novel of Frankenstein, it shows the influence on Mary Shelley’s childhood, from philosophers through a child / parent relationship and growing up and learning process. Victor is a scientist who came up with an idea to create a monster. Victor creates this monster for scientific reasons. Once the monster is created it is like his child. The monster has to learn how to grow up on its own and learn the ways of the world. Through her portrayal of the Monster’s development, Shelley represents the influences of Locke and Rousseau on her work. The novel Frankenstein portrays the monster as a child to Victor. The monster is unwanted and must learn to live on his own. The monster has to grow up and learn how to survive on his own and teach himself things. This struggle relates to how children grow up and learn how to take care of themselves. The Monster …show more content…

He has an appreciation for nature, and even tries to copy the birdsong that keep him happy, except the unpleasant sounds that scare him into silence. The monster discovers an abandoned fire and, just as a young unsupervised child would, he learns about its heat by putting his hand into it and feeling the pain of the burn. However, through pain, he also finds it can keep him warm, and that nuts and berries taste good when cooked in it. At this point in the novel, he still has no idea about his appearance, and is surprised when he arrives at the shepherds hut that causes the old man to run away in fear. His next encounter with humans is even more negative than the last, and he is thrown at by stones when he enters the village. The monster is again confused by people’s reactions to him. At this moment he has begun to develop more sophisticated emotions as he becomes aware of others, and feels compassion, sharing their joy and

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