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Isolation In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein '

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Frankenstein Essay Humans are social creatures because they live with families and work everyday. People have evolved the basic need for social connection because it is vital to our survival. Relationships determine who they are, where they belong, and what they will leave behind. Identity is based on our relationships and stories of our relationships.Humans seek companionship everyday to feel acceptance and love from others to feel loved and accepted. Relationships encourage people to stay grounded in reality, prompting, responsibility, protection.Sentence about how the theme of isolation is a recurring motif in literature that highlights the profound impact of loneliness on individuals and their interactions with the world around them. The …show more content…

The first grin represents the creature’s happiness, reflecting his initial virtuousness and desire for companionship. Victor creates the monster out of his own ambition and the result is a being that is physically ugly and scary but still with an innate childlike innocence and desire for love. Victor recalls the moment the creature came alive, saying, “His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out.” (Shelle 241)Victor only sees his physical characteristics, interpreting the creature’s gesture as threatening. In truth, the monster reaches out to his creator for love, like a newborn child. The creature’s innate innocence developed into kindness and a longing for connection. The monster escapes into the woods and finds a family that rekindles his love for humans after the experience he had with his …show more content…

After countless horrible experiences with rejection, he blames Victor for his misery, saying, “You are in the wrong,. and instead of threatening, I am content to reason with you. I am malicious, because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?” (Shelley241). The monster attempts multiple times to help humanity and express kindness. Despite never receiving any in return, his first instinct upon seeing a woman drowning is to save her; however, the woman’s husband misinterprets the creature's action and shoots at him rather than appreciating the good deed. The monster becomes angry with Victor as he realizes he will never find companionship on his own. He finds Victor and demands he create a female companion as he sees this is his only hope in finding companionship. Victor reluctantly agrees at first, but while he works on creating a second creature he worries if a pair of creatures may produce a race that could ultimately destroy all humans. In an attempt to save the world from further destruction, Victor destroys the second monster before finishing. As the creature watched, “...his countenance expressed the utmost extent of malice and treachery”

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