Psychology Of Frankenstein

Throughout Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, it is clear that something deep within the minds of both Victor Frankenstein and the creature is at play. They share psychological tendencies that resemble that of a father and son or a brother type of relationship. They mirror each other in ways that the other is incapable of seeing in themselves, this is due them most likely pushing this into their unconscious which has caused the inability to accept these sides of their identity. It’s as if the creature is a duplication of Frankenstein created to show Victor the many faults and downsides of his own character. They both experience psychological factors and other alike traits such as the shared feelings of loneliness which has impacted them to where

The aspects that make up his inferiority complex are rather different from Victor’s. One of the main sources is in regards to his unique physical appearance. He is described as being “gigantic” and “hideous,” with yellow skin, black lips, and “watery eyes” (Shelley, 59-60). These short but descriptive features make it extremely clear that he looks nothing like a “normal” human being and sticks out like a sore thumb. Since his outward appearance does not fit societal standards, humans are repulsed by him and won’t even give him time to explain who he is and his intentions. In the essay Literate Species: Population, “Humanities,” and Frankestein, Maureen McLane writes that “As both Foucault and Francois Jacob note, species was defined in this era according to the persistence of the visible structure. For the creature, to be"of the same species" is to look alike, however "deformed and horrible" that might be. Species here seems to follow a logic of appearance. It seems less a scientific category denoting classes of beings which reproduce their like over time than a perceptual-social category which organizes the possibility of contact among beings. Creatures of different species will "not associate" together. Aesthetic revulsion precludes social interaction. This has been repeatedly demonstrated by the visual paranoia the monster induces and the

The source of this is the way he is treated by all humans including his own creator, who should be much more caring for him. He is denied the right and even assistance with anything that humans have access to, such as, education, companionship, or just a place in society he is free to be himself. His unfortunate crude appearance has limited him from being able to live in peace like everyone else has the ability to do. He believes he has been abandoned and neglected by Victor, left to face the cold, harsh world by himself. Throughout the second half of the book, the creature develops a strong desire to seek revenge and make Victor suffer the way he is suffering. In order for that to happen, the creature decides to go after the people Victor cherishes the most, his family and his best friend Henry Clerval. His desire for revenge is also connected to his search for identity and meaning to his life. He feels like he was created with zero purpose and left without any guidance to get through the life in which he did not choose. When Victor refuses to make a companion in order for the creature not to be lonely, this is the creature’s last straw because he is constantly rejected, denied, and let down by the one person who was supposed to show him kindness and grace. Which has led to him then being destructive and hurting innocent people just