The Controversy Surrounding The Monster In Frankenstein By Mary Shelley

In the novel Frankenstein, by award-winning author Mary Shelley, a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein heads off to college. After a number of years when he eventually mastered his studies, he decided to attempt to design a gory creature as an experiment, made from chemicals and various body parts that he found in a graveyard. In the story, Victor is not attentive toward his creature, and he is scared of what his monster is capable of doing. This story is often referred to as a masterpiece in literature, as the reader explores the life of Victor and his creation. Shelley's use of personification surrounding the monster in Frankenstein allows the audience to understand with his feelings of loneliness and isolation. Additionally, it conveys

The beast speaks out about how it is hard to find friends when everyone is frightened of him. He admits, “I am malicious because I am miserable,”(ch.17), and as he bears a great amount of pain he adds, “Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?”(ch.17). This causes the reader to be confident that the monster is feeling saddened frequently because he is different, and he did not choose to be made or rejected by humans. The emotions that he experiences in the novel illustrate a feeling that the audience may relate to. Furthermore, it connects back to the point that welcoming people into society will resolve pain and

Shelley applies human qualities to the monster to help one recognize and relate to the monster when he is finding his interests. When the monster discovered 3 abandoned books on the ground, he talks about how “...the possession of these treasures gave [him] extreme delight…”(ch.15). As one can see, the monster finding joy in something, that many in society find joy in as well convinces the reader to be hopeful for the acceptance of him. On top of that, the creature's knowledge that he had gained is shown when he adds, “...I now continually stud[y] and exercis[e] my mind up on these histories whilst my friends were employed in their ordinary occupations” (ch.15). This depicts that the monster got really lonely, and while it may be ethical that he found a hobby for himself, he mentions that he is distracting himself while his ‘friends’ were working. One can feel sensitive for the monster because people do not like to be around him, as they are frightened by his divergence in