The struggle between the influences of environment and upbringing (nurture) and innate traits and characteristics (nature) in shaping the fate of the characters in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is portrayed as both a powerful symbol and a foreboding omen. Frankenstein is written in a style of sentimentalism and gothic compositions that examines society and its impact on human instinct. The reader is helped to understand by Shelley's use of metaphors and symbols that society can either make someone better or worse. The monster in the story was created by a man who strives for kindness and acceptance from those around him. The creature soon encounters conflicts during this process that could have been avoided if society hadn't ignored him. Frankenstein thus uses nature as a symbol and omen. When man breathed for the first time, the creature made from other …show more content…
The use of direct quotes from characters or Shelley's style and literary devices provide the reader with clues throughout the entirety of Frankenstein. Society, nonetheless, can make somebody's human instinct change. Society has a significant impact on human nature. People who are shunned by society have only two choices: take revenge or die. This is evident throughout the animal's effort to be loved and accepted. The monster wasn't evil by nature; Until society rejected him and left him to fend for himself in a cruel world, he had no reason to be angry. Although both nature and nurture play a significant role throughout the novel, Victor Frankenstein's demise is primarily attributable to the nature argument, while the creature's demise is attributable to the nurture argument. Nature). When she describes Victor's and the creature's personalities, Shelley's powerful diction makes this concept clear to the reader. Shelley also uses fire and light to represent a destructive force. The nature versus nurture argument can only be supported by this