Psychoanalysis Of Frankenstein

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Wise words articulated by Lester Fuller and Edwin Rolfe in 1944. This saying may be small but it has a huge impact on our society, seeing as we still use it 78 years later. This quote relates back to psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory that aims to explore the unconscious thoughts and emotions that influence how a person behaves. The creator of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, thought that people's behavior was caused by their unconscious desires and conflicts. He suggested that the human psyche was divided into three parts: the id, ego, and superego. The id represents the instinctual and primal desires, the superego represents society's moral standards, and the ego represents the rational

In Frankenstein, the creature cries “I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces in triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity a man more than he pities me?”(Chapter 10) The creature was not born evil. He was raised and trained to be evil because of others' actions. He was only created because of Victor Frankenstein’s human psyche, his ID. Victor’s greatest desire was to have his mother back. He was sent into a spiral focusing on the elixir of life. It is important to remember not to judge someone solely by their appearance. We cannot determine a person's true self based on made up characteristics such as their looks, race, or gender. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein highlights this theme throughout the novel, as the creature is entirely judged by his appearance rather than his character. The creature's horrendous exterior led to him being shunned by society, despite his gentle and intelligent nature. He watched the family in the village and gained not only the skill of how to speak, but how to treat others. Similarly, the character of Victor Frankenstein is initially judged as a brilliant scientist, but his intentions and moral failings ultimately lead to his downfall. In both cases, the novel teaches us that they must look beyond appearances and take the time to understand a person's character and motivations before jumping to how they feel about them. In Why Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover, They make the comment “negative or simple minded action”, this is referring to judging someone before you know them. Someone needs to break the norm and stop judging people. By doing so, we can avoid repeating harmful stereotypes and appreciate the nature of human