Misunderstood In Frankenstein

Alexandra Berg

Mrs. Schroder

English IV Honors

December 9, 2016 The classic 1818 novel Frankenstein tells the story of a young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who with his love for alchemy and how the human body decays, creates a misunderstood monster who causes trouble. Throughout the story, the reader sees how the creature truly feels behind all of his murderous acts and the effect the creation has on Victor, and the people around him. Frankenstein is considered gothic literature, which are stories that usually include some dark elements in many different forms and characteristics (Koski). Frankenstein is a great example of a gothic literature because it includes supernatural beings, immense emotions, and an overall feeling of gloom

Many of the characters do indeed have very strong feelings. For instance, the creature feels very alone and misunderstood because ever since his creation, his appearance made people afraid. The monster can not even find love and acceptance from a man who is blind in Chapter 15 because the man’s family members saw how horrid the creature looked and was immediately horrified. All the creature longs for is a mate, to make him feel loved, and not so alone anymore. When Victor decides he will not meet the wishes of the creature, the emotions felt change from being lonely and unwanted, to angry and vengeful. All of these emotions from the creature are very powerful, connecting the theme of immense emotions and gothic literature in Frankenstein. Victor feels many strong emotions as well, and one of the most intense emotions he feels throughout the novel is fear. Victor’s fear begins once the creature comes to life.. Even though he tries to abandon the monster, he still fears all the time about what the results of his actions in bringing the monster to life will be. For example the fear he feels on his wedding day to Elizabeth. The creature has promised he will find Victor and seek out his revenge on Victor’s wedding day. Victor’s trepidation sadly makes unable to save Elizabeth, the one he felt the most love for. Victor loved her since a very young age

The first death in the novel is Victor's mother. Although his mother is not murdered, her death somewhat sets the tone for how Victor reacts to death. After his mother’s death, Victor feels very ill and depressed. It takes him a while to finally recover and go off to Ingolstadt to start his studies, like he has always wanted to do. The next death in the story is Victor's brother, William. When Victor finds out about his brother’s murder, he automatically feels responsible, because he believes the creature murdered his brother. He becomes very depressed and ill once again, and Justine Mortiz being blamed for William’s death and sentenced to death also creates a gloomy and dark theme of death in the book. The impending gloom and death does not end there, sadly Victor’s best friend Henry is murdered and Victor becomes under investigation for his death. After being found innocent with no sufficient evidence, he goes home with his father to make wedding arrangements with Elizabeth, despite his depressed state because of all the death he has faced. Victor weds Elizabeth, and if the death of his closest family members and friends was not enough, the creature murders his love and newly wed, Elizabeth. The book seems to be darkest after her death, because Victor truly loved Elizabeth from the time they were children and Victor finally yearns kill the creature because of her