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Outside Influences In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Since the beginning of time, humanity is conditioned by the world to establish morals into one's self so that they may have a good impact on their society. However, society doesn’t understand that there are outside influences that can alter one's moral; for better or worse. An outside influence that's often the minds of the public is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The work of Mary Shelly makes humanity rethink their actions as well as what influences their supposed morals. Parents teach their children to be humble and to do things without expecting anything in return. But there is a time where children grow to become smug, believing that they are holier than God himself. “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me...” Just as a child is blinded by their youth, Victor Frankenstein is blinded by his hubris. He ignores the basic laws of nature to pursue his own gloried experiment. Before the birth of his creation, Victor looked in awe of it's being. He plays …show more content…

Being isolated for a long time can distort a person's way of thinking and cause them to become unstable. "I am alone and miserable: man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same defects. This being you must create." The abandonment of the creature caused his once innocent heart to become hard and eventually lead to his murderous tendencies. He only ever wanted love and to be loved by others for who he is. But not even his own creator could stand to look at him without "disgust filling (his) heart." The creature becomes hostile when others point out his abnormalities, fueling his rage. It is when he realizes that it isn't his fault, that the monster realizes the only way to ease his pain in through the love another

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