This quote demonstrates Frankenstein’s degree of remorse and suggests to the reader how it will only get worse. Feeling responsible for the deaths of his younger brother William, Justine and the “vain sorrow” of his family, his anguish is at the degree that his soul is “torn by remorse, horror, and despair”. Furthermore, knowing that even if he tried to tell others, they would see it as the ravings of a madman. Even if they did believe him, due to the abilities of the monster, there was no hope in catching it. This inability to do anything further feeds his despair.
Although some characters are ultimately immune to corruption, most characters fall victim to the temptations of power, having to face the consequences later on or causing others to face the devastating consequences. Today's society is crippled with stories of corruption that demonstrate the consequences of greed. A recent example of this was in Pakistan with former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan has been accused of political corruption which he denied and pleaded not guilty. His corruption has been seen frequently with “Over 100 corruption cases registered against Mr Khan since he left office” (Venema & Davies).
The first metaphorical idea this lightning represents is foreshadowing based off the topic of fear. Even in modern times, lightning is an object that many people fear because of the unknown aspects of it—it is unpredictable in its movement and consequences. In the time period that Frankenstein was written, lightning would have been even more of an unknown quantity because of less advanced technology. Shelley used lightning to foreshadow Frankenstein’s biggest fear: meeting the monster. And a little while later, on the mountain, this element of foreshadowing came to fruition, “I perceived, as the shape came nearer (sight tremendous and abhorred!)
Reading Notes Chapter 5 • Frankenstein succeeded in bringing the creature to life • Pg. 43 “His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of pearly whiteness…” – Frankenstein describes the appearance of the creature • Frankenstein becomes scared of what he created and immediately regrets what he did, and runs out of his apartment • While outside he runs into his best friend Henry Clerval, who had come to enroll at the university • They return back to the apartment to find the creature gone, Frankenstein is relieved and overjoyed hat it is gone and falls down. Henry nurses him back to health pg. 47 – Frankenstein asking for help • Henry urges Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is dying in a boat. Frankenstein came to the crossing the frozen water to go see his dad. But when Victor Frankenstein arrived he was already giving the last breath and Frankenstein asked for forgiveness for everything that he did and why he kept on speeding up his brother and his wife and his friend and that for What he did they had killed the maids when victor Frankenstein died. The monster of Frankenstein he grabbed the body wrapped in a sheet of victor Frankenstein and throws his into the ocean with tears he said the last goodbye to his father.
In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary W. Shelley, it shows that both the creature and Victor have done some horrible things but morally what Victor has done is worse than the stuff done by the creature. Victor's horrendous actions start almost instantaneously in the novel; In chapter 5 pages 48, paragraph 4, it states “Oh! No mortal could support the horror of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch.
Despite Victor being punished for creating a hideous creature, justice is served without being fair, nor just. In the story, relatives of Victor die despite being innocent or having done any wrongdoing, such as William, Elizabeth, Henry, or even, his own father. Victor no doubt did wrong, he played god with nature and created life, but rather than cherishing it, he abandoned it. In retrospect, Victor could’ve done better and is seen as evil, however, acting on his human nature, he isn’t in fact evil, but rather clumsy or human.
One's Morality can be determined the actions that they choose to do, this complication can happen. Victor, the creator is a smart man for knowing right and wrong because he's known what it means. In the creature's brain is just developing when victor was creating. The creature is known as Frankenstein as to learn from listening and observing one's surroundings. Frankenstein has to learn right from wrong because frankenstein is more a visionary character.
Victor is one of the characters who is greatly affected by revenge. To start, the death of William and Justine started Victor’s hate for the creature. Victor started misunderstanding the creature from that moment. “Could he be the murderer of my brother? He was the murderer!”(60)
The ideal definition of family is about accepting and being supportive, loving, and trusting to one another. In the novel Frankenstein, there was various symbolism, metaphors as well as similes towards the theme of family. Victor’s solitary nature counterbalance, his ability to apprehend the significances of family. Because of his flaws, he ends up inflicting harm to everyone around him as well as repeating his mistakes from his father to his child, the creature. When Victor’s mother Caroline dies she abandons Victor.
The creature wants to take revenge on Victor for abandoning him and causes Victor grief by killing the people he cares about. When the creature kills, Victor feels responsible and guilty of the murders. He continually breaks down with each death by “his” hands, which makes him go mad. The task of creating a monster turned Victor into a monster
The Creature is human because Victor Frankenstein designed him that way. When Victor planned to create his creation, he aspired to “give life to a majestic human being but it went wrong and his creature plan failed to work. The creature is human but isn't considered a human being in our modern day society. Before creating the creature, Victor states, "But my imagination was too much exalted by my first success to permit me to doubt my ability to give life to an animal as complex and wonderful as man.
Victor creates the Creature, but there are many situations throughout the novel where the Monster displays as the victim. He seeks love from different people, but everyone treats him bad. His anger towards his father drives him to kill Victor’s family. The Monster later feels devastated for the murders he commits. All the monster wants is love.
The Creatures’ need for revenge stems from being abandoned and being isolated. The Creature has grown to resent humanity and wants nothing but a companion to ease the pain of being alone. The Creature quench for revenge progresses quickly after he is forced to leave the cottagers whom he grew to love as a family but the feeling is not mutual. He tries to be kind by saving a young girl from drowning just to be attacked by what can be assumed to be her father. The man injures the Creature which angers him, and finally he comes to a conclusion about humanity:
Mary Shelley shows the endless amount of revenge and that it is driven by pure hatred and rage. The monster was not created to be vengeful, he was kind hearted but when he was poorly treated by Victor and then by the Delacey family, he turned cold. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley displays the immorality and destructive effects that revenge can have through Frankenstein and his pursuit of the creature. Immediately after the monster had awoken, hatred thickened and would drive the plot to be all about revenge. The creature illustrates this hatred as he says to Victor, “Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view;
