Victor And The Creature As Depicted In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Throughout Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and the famous 1931 movie version of Frankenstein, the audience notices there are major differences between the two. The obvious difference is that the names and characters of Victor and Henry are completely flipped. On a deeper level though, the ideas of alienation are portrayed differently and the depth of emotions do not compare. One of the major differences is how Victor and the creature are alienated. In the book, Victor is alienated by his family once Elizabeth is born. His parents spent a lot of time focusing on Elizabeth, and did not have much time for him. Victor was not taken seriously by his family in the book. This led him to want to be powerful and seen. He began creating a living being to

I don’t think Victor struggled as much with alienation in the movie as he did in the book. The monster is also alienated in different ways between the book and the movie. In the book, when he is brought into the world, he is pushed away from society and cannot find a true connection. This leads him to chase his creator and search for answers and another companion. The monster also wanted payback towards Victor for making his appearance so ugly and un-likeable. In the movie, it is not as obvious that the monster wants payback from his creator. The monster just continuously makes innocent mistakes like throwing the little girl into the pond because he thought beautiful things were going on there. The monster is not complex enough to understand the idea of revenge in the movie. The monster's actions are not directed towards Victor. Another difference is that in the movie, the monster is less intelligent and has the brain of a three-year-old. This never gets better as time goes on, either. In the book, the monster starts off this way but begins to speak more elegantly and understand more about life. I would say he understood life more than his own