Victor Frankenstein Research Paper

Fueled with an obsession for a superior human frame, an aberrant psychological state, and deflecting culpability to protect oneself, Victor demonstrates an individual who isolates himself from humanity to fulfill his pursuits. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, depicts Victor Frankenstein's isolation, as a result of his obsession with his ambition, causing an aberrant psychological state, resulting in deflecting culpability which causes Victor Frankenstein to isolate further from humanity. Victor Frankenstein was brought up in Geneva, Switzerland, and had a keen interest in natural philosophy from a young age, which led him to pursue his ambition at a University in Ingolstadt. During Victor's time at the University, Victor discovers how to animate

To retrieve these materials, Victor Frankenstein restored to gathering matter for a churchyard that would be used to study anatomy and create his being. While in the darkness of the churchyard, Victor explains “A churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.” (Shelley 42) Victor shows no respect towards the dead when committing organ theft and justifies the theft by explaining the organs of the dead had limited uses in the grave, because of his opinion of the dead Victor dismisses the use of decaying body parts of others for his need and objective of making a superior human frame. This shows how his obsession misleads his moral decisions into insanity. During Victor’s time creating the being, he reflects on moments where a monomaniac takes over his body; in these moments, he is vulnerable or showing resistance. When Victor is in the middle of contracting his being he stops to reflect on what he has done to graves and how he has been irresponsible and inconsiderate of the dead as well as how he tortured living animals to understand

When Victor had come to terms with his hamartia, Victor deflected his capability on his creation. Victor deflects the culpability of both Justine and William onto the creation, to see himself more connected to humanity. When the death of William Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's youngest brother was announced Victor came out of his isolation and traveled back to Geneva to mourn the loss of his brother, on the way to Geneva he saw his creation and connected that the being he had made killed William. When he reaches Geneva, he finds out that Justine Moritz was a suspect and was found guilty. Although Victor had known who the murderer was, he stayed quiet so he would not be perceived as a madman, his silence led to the death of Justine. Victor blamed the deaths on his creation and exclaimed “I saw an insurmountable barrier placed between me and my fellow men; this barrier was sealed with the blood of William and Justine; and to reflect on the events connected with those names filled my soul with anguish” (Shelley