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Rejection In Frankenstein

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Mother Teresa believes “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty” (brainyquote.com). Everyone desires a sense of belonging and relationship though not everyone has possession of them. The action of rejection by peers or oneself causes feelings of loneliness and unappreciation. This sentiment provokes a person's crudest behavior. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses society’s rejection of the monster, Victor’s neglect of relationships, and the monster’s physical appearance to show that alienation exposes the worst aspects of a person. The creature is initially considerate, longing to help those around him before being humbled in society. Unaware of the negative prevailing bitter personality of humankind and armed …show more content…

During the creation of Victor Frankenstein’s monster, he neglects his relationship with his family and “does not see his family or correspond with them for six years” (“Themes”). As Victor's thirst for knowledge grows, the more he drifts apart from his family. He does not know how to “balance his intellectual and social interactions” and it leads him to favor his education (“Themes”). Throughout his time at his university, Victor considered visiting home but decided against it to study more intently. After he creates the monster, he “forgets about the family who lovingly supported him throughout his childhood” (“Frankenstein” [Novels]). As Victor’s connection with his family is severed, he realizes he can no longer go to them for help, creating the “inability to share his guilt and story with his father” (“Frankenstein:Or” [Knowledge]). Unable to express his feelings and the bottling up of his emotions, Victor experienced multiple guilt related illnesses causing his mental state and health to decline. Ultimately, Victor Frankenstein’s separation from his family causes him to fall into nervous fever bringing out the worst in …show more content…

Upon seeing the creature, Victor saw horror and felt intense guilt. In an attempt to make a creature, Victor soon realizes his knowledge would bring about his own misery and in his “attempts to steal knowledge” it “brings about his own destruction” (“Frankenstein” [Nineteenth]). Victor, because he rejected the monster, was “isolated emotionally” causing him to feel even more alone and sick (“Frankenstein:Or” [Knowledge]). Victor later moves “further away from civilization and closer to feelings of isolation and depression” (“Frankenstein” [Novels]). In rejecting the monster, he also rejects himself and causes more guilt and destruction on himself. Victor was unable to connect with the monster and his own family causing his personality to become depressed and lonely bringing out the dreadful side of

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