Isolation In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Swayed by the pestilence that plagued society during the early nineteenth century, Mary Shelley has influenced a plethora of motion pictures and novels alike with her reputable novel, Frankenstein. In her fictitious tale, Doctor Victor Frankenstein has succeeded in creating the world’s first functioning artificial intelligence (AI). After breeding a “catastrophe… [with] yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath… [and] luxuriances [which] formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes…” (58), Doctor Frankenstein’s innocent curiosity has led him to insanity – chasing the Creature across a torturous terrain to the far north of the world. As the story is passed down generation to generation, there is no question

Who is this monster – the creator or the creation? As the narrative progresses, Victor Frankenstein loses his already feeble hold to humanity allowing his Creation control him; the Creature, nonetheless, wanders aimlessly looking for sense of belonging in a society which amenably rejects him.
Isolation one of the most vital elements in the novel. Victor chooses to isolate himself physically and emotionally, whereas the monster is forced into isolation. Doctor Frankenstein’s character is keen on the development of artificial life which leads him to be gravely ill as he strays farther away from society. As Victor wanders farther into his oblivion, his illness worsens, shortly followed by his own death. He slowly begins to lose his morals and ethics presented early in the story as he “collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame” (55). Rather than utilizing small animals such as most scientists, Victor digs up the graves of strangers picking and choosing the best body parts. Victor’s inhumane act

Victor has abandoned to Creature and fails to bring responsibility to his actions – his creation. The Creature devises a form of revenge to seek attention and piety from the being who brought him into the world. The juvenile approach to gain courtesy from Victor is the result of the lack of wisdom and the overall negligence of a parental figure. Victor’s carelessness to his accountabilities is not the only fault to consider, however. Victor describes his childhood as blissful with his “…parents [being] possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. [Victor] felt that they were not the tyrants to rule [his] lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which [he] enjoyed” (44). Notwithstanding the positive use of diction, Victor’s moral character set by his parents do not seem natural. They seem to inherit a tyrannical presence, constructing many of Victor’s likes and dislikes. A crucial fact that cannot be missed in the novel is the adoption of Elizabeth. Shortly after being adopted by the Frankenstein’s, Elizabeth was engaged to Victor by parent’s consent. It is impossible to ignore the lack of morals in the decision to wed a partner whom has lived in the same