Drew F. Sullivan Instructor Toni J. Weeden Honors Senior English 14 November 2017 Frankenstein Research Paper While reading the story Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, there are many examples that make the reader feel sympathetic for the monster and his actions. During the book, the monster was portrayed as a “wretched devil” (Shelley 81), who had no remorse for any of his actions.
In “Frankenstein” the local villagers attack a young wandering soul that has been abandon and left to learn of life without the love or care of a parent or protector. The support or opposition of the villagers’ actions are what leads the reader to create their vision of the theme. Many question what the intentional theme is for the story and how the theme that one sees is used to describe oneself. Some will say that what the villagers did was fine because of the soul’s appearance as ugly monster. They may also say that the theme supports the use of harsh judgement due to fear and ignorance and how it is acceptable and can have no tangible repercussions.
The Destructiveness of Rejection Frankenstein was a novel written by Mary Shelley in the romantic period. At first glance, the novel appears to be about a mad scientist that regrets his creation of a violent, blood-thirsty humanoid monster. However, the book addresses so much more. Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley depicts a cautionary tale of how rejection and neglect at an early age can lead an individual to alienation. And through their isolation, violence and destructiveness to themselves and others can occur.
Victor Frankenstein is selfish. The novel portrays Victor as a selfish character who is only concerned about his own well-being. Frankenstein wanted to manipulate the power of life. He abandons his creation because of the creature’s appearance and also withholds information or lies about his creation. Due to Victor 's selfishness, readers feel sorry for his creation.
In the novel, “Frankenstein”, by Mary Shelley, Shelley conveys the idea that nothing is born evil but it’s society that can create a monster with judgmental rejection. The monster proves that, when he is ultimately humiliated by people because of his appearance. The monster kept finding himself shunned from the public every single time. Each time he tried to convince the people that he was good, he was harmed with stones.
Effects of Parental Rejection In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein creates the creature. However, he immediately runs away because it was so hideous, abandoning his creation. After experiencing rejection from his creator, the creature feels resentful toward Victor, leading it to kill three of Victor’s close friends and family. Research has shown that the perceived parental rejection results in children growing up to be violent and depressed.
Mary Shelley, the author of the novel Frankenstein, attended a ghost story party, hosted by Lord Baron. She won the competition for her tale about an unnatural creature trying to live amongst humans. The main protagonist of the story, Frankenstein, is viewed as a monster and is rejected by society. Frankenstein the film directed by David Wickes, inspired by the novel, demonstrates that people are negatively affected based on society’s rejection. Frankenstein is an unfinished creature who is mistreated.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein presents important social criticism. Shelly focuses, in particular, on importance of forgiveness, betrayal, acceptance in society. Learning to forgive yourself and others is an important thing to know how to do or you’ll be holding on to useless hatred and pain all of your life; the same way the monster, Frankenstein, was doing. “Forgive me. Everywhere I go, they hate me”.
„I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me; whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend” (Shelley 163-164). This is the wish of the scientist Robert Walton whose letters start Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. Unlike the first thoughts coming to mind when hearing the title, friendship is one of the main topics in the story and the wish Walton expresses in the beginning stands for the desires of all the main characters. Not only Walton feels to be in need of companionship, the central character Victor Frankenstein does so too and even the Creature he brings into being expresses its strong wish to belong to someone.
One of the greatest themes in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is the intense human desire for relationships. The monster yearns to be wanted and loved by another and not be discriminated by who he pursues a relationship with. He wants friendship in the purest form. The monster explains that “to be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate” (95). During his time in the hovel observing the De Lacy’s, the readers learn a myriad about the monster’s thought process and why he acts the way he does.
The issue addressed in this novel, written by Mary Shelley, is the issue of mistreating and disliking someone based solely on their appearance. In chapter 12 of Frankenstein, the monster states, "I imagined that they would be disgusted, until, by my gentle demeanor and conciliating words, I should first win their favour, and afterwards their love." This quote shows the hope that maybe the people would look past the monster's hideous appearance, but it is soon realized that that would not happen. The distress the monster goes through because of the rejection by society is heart wrenching, and it shows how unfavorable the effects of not liking someone due to their appearance can
Equality never has and never will exist. The reality is that we, as humans, can never be equal to one another. Degrading based on insignificant aspects such as gender however, is an ignorant ruling that has been made for far too long. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley depicts how the nature of discrimination, passed down through generations leads to division between men and women. This can be further illustrated by picking apart the details of the lives of the female characters in the plot; Caroline, Elizabeth, Justine, and the potential female monster.
Frankenstein Free Response Towards the end of the 18th century, Europe experienced a scientific revolution that ultimately altered and challenge the views of those living in the time period. In the midst of the revolution’s mania, Mary Shelley wrote the book Frankenstein. In her work, not only can we see glints of the author’s personal history, but glimpses of the societal effects of the 18th century scientific revolution. Mary Shelley, who was the daughter of known feminist writer, Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote Frankenstein as a critical response to the scientific and industrial revolutions. Shelley points a critical eye towards the dangers of science, analyzing how it truly can affect society.
My initial understanding of, and feelings towards Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein changed drastically as I read more and more of the book. After I’d read the first two letters, I thought that Robert Walton was going to create the monster because he was so lonely and he really wanted someone that he could talk to and connect with on a deeper level. But that turned out to be completely wrong, because Victor Frankenstein creates the monster because of his interest in creating life. My feeling towards Victor changed too. Initially, I felt bad for him, since he lost his little brother.
The word evil can be defined as profoundly immoral and malevolent. A person’s actions can often fit under the category of evil, but that does not necessarily make that person truly evil. The work of literature Frankenstein by Mary Shelley exhibits a monster that fits many stereotypes of being evil. He looks terrifying, commits horrible crimes, and purposely does things that will bring despair to others. Contrary to this, the monster himself is not actually evil.
