Maturity In Frankenstein

In the Graphic Novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the monster develops the most because of his changes in his views of the world and aggressive actions. The monster shows great growth over the course of the story, progressing from an adolescent to an adult. To start, the monster shows his innocence from the moment of birth. “One hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but i escaped” (Shelly 28). This behavior relates directly to one of a baby. The monster reaching out symbolizes a baby reaching out to its mother but in this case the mother is Frankenstein. Maturity is often based on speech. When the monster was created it wasn’t articulate (Shelley). The monster shows the characteristics of a baby because babies

The monster shows his anger by confronting the doctor. The monster threatens Frankenstein saying that he will be at his wedding date unless he creates the monster a mate (Shelley). This relates directly to the behavior of teenagers because teenagers usually start experiencing with relationships. Teenagers also usually demonstrate rebellious behavior which the monster is showing. The monster also demonstrates characteristics of an elderly individual at the end of the novel. The monster uses an educated vocabulary and starts acting more mature. For example, at the end of the novel, the monster goes to apologize to the doctor only to find him dead (Shelley). This shows that he realizes his wrongdoing and wishes to fix it. This a mature move because he could have blamed the doctor for his actions but instead to responsibility. In conclusion, the monster progresses more over the continuation of the story because of how much he grew up in such a short time. He changed from a baby into an adult in a short time period and started making better decisions. In the Graphic Novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the monster develops the most because of his changes in his views of the world and aggressive