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Isolation In Frankenstein Essay

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Frankenstein is a book published by Mary Shelley in 1818, where we meet a genius scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein. Victor was obsessed with creating life after the passing of his mother. His obsession led to a lot of isolated work in his laboratory. From this isolation, he created a creature from corpses from a cemetery, but he was so horrified he ended up running away. His leaving the monster alone causes the monster to feel isolated and creates a desire to isolate Victor. He kills everyone around Victor, his friends and family, to make him feel alone like the beast was. As Victor creates life, his connections with friends and family are pushed to the side and his scientific studies are pulled into focus. He is so preoccupied with his studies that he forgets what makes a human life so special and worth saving, their interpersonal relationships. We see he regrets not spending enough time with family and friends in letter 2, “I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate in my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavor to sustain me in dejection”. …show more content…

The monster was brought to a world where everyone thinks he is disgusting and wants to kill him. No matter what he does, he is rejected by everyone. He knows he will be isolated and alienated by everyone. “All men hate the wretched; how then must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissolvable by the annihilation of one of us. You purpose to kill me. How dare you sport this in life? Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of

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