Rejection In Frankenstein

“‘But soon…I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct’” (Shelley 241). At the end of his life, the Monster confessed he felt miserable, but that he would soon kill himself to relieve this “burning” feeling. Victor Frankenstein created and subsequently abandoned the Monster, after which he lived alone in the woods and learned that his appearance was horrifying and mankind would reject him because of that. This caused him to feel ashamed and lonely, but also created a strong desire for revenge against Frankenstein. The Monster turned to violence, killing Frankenstein’s loved ones and eventually Frankenstein himself. After this rejection and murder, the Monster felt only negative emotions that

Werther’s advances were rejected by Charlotte, the woman he loved, which also drove him to negative emotions and eventually suicide. This parallel demonstrates the influence of von Goethe’s work on Shelley and her creation of the Monster’s character development from rejection to suicide. If they do not fit within certain societal standards, people can be rejected by individuals or society. This rejection can cause individuals' happy, loving natures to be replaced by negative emotions, which can lead to thoughts of suicidal and suicidal actions. People can be rejected by individuals or society if they do not fit within certain standards. This is seen when the Monster attempts to form relationships with a family he observed for a while and who ultimately find him terrifying and drive him away. After they see the Monster for the first time, the Monster describes “‘their horror and consternation on beholding me[.] Agatha fainted, and Safie, unable to attend to her friend, rushed out of the cottage.

Ever since his creation, the Monster was a peaceful creature, but his disposition soon changed after the family’s rejection. He recounted that “‘The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind’” (Shelley 152). The Monster’s feelings changed in just “a few moments,” revealing how quickly the family’s rejection caused him to abandon his original “kindness” and trade it for negative emotions. He felt “rage” and “pain” as a result of his rejection, strong feelings that even drove him to violent thoughts. This would fuel his later murder of Frankenstein’s loved ones in cold blood. Werther underwent a similar emotional transformation after learning Charlotte would marry Albert instead of him. After this rejection, Werther’s “love” had turned into “violence and murder” (von Goethe). Originally, Werther was more positive and peaceful, filled with “love.” Charlotte’s rejection led to his thoughts of “violence” and even “murder.” Werther never killed other characters like the Monster, but his negative emotions and thoughts took over the personality his character was introduced with. If he were “worthy” enough, or more greatly fit Charlotte’s expectations, he would not have been rejected and consequently begin experiencing these