In Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel Frankenstein, neither Frankenstein nor the monster are devoid of blame for what transpired that lead to each other's imminent destruction. Instead, the blame should rightfully be put on both these men because of the ensuing pandemonium that they caused. While he is not entirely to blame, it was Frankenstein's, the protagonist of the story, inability to take responsibility for what he had created that caused the monster to be raised the way it was. Besides, it was Victor who wanted to “pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation” (Chapter 3, pg. 15). I am not sure that Victor understood the gravity of such an undertaking, he did not think about what he should do after he had finished the creation; he only thought of the
Throughout Frankenstein, Shelley uses Victor to warn the reader of the dangers of aspiring to godliness, and the consequences one faces in the aftermath doing so, even going as far as to compare Victor to Satan, tempting the crew of Walton’s ship, in the book’s final pages. The Victor Shelley creates is very similar to the Satan created by Milton in his book, Paradise Lost, which explores the biblical tale of Adam and Eve. In Frankenstein, Victor speaks of his desire to create the Creature, saying, “I deemed it criminal to throw away in useless grief those talents that might be useful to my fellow-creatures.” (152). Shelley’s diction choices, such as the word “useless” exemplify Victor’s excessive hubris, portraying him as a man who creates his Creature for, in his mind, the good of society.
In the end, Frankenstein can 't help but blame the creation. He never offers any affection towards the poor creature. All of the death and turmoil tie back to Victor and his blind ambition and fear of real responsibilities. The creature had simply had experiences that morphed his personality and drove him to terrible acts. If Frankenstein had simply taken care of the creation and gave him the correct guidance, lots of needless death could have been
When Zeus tried to stop Prometheus from creating humanity, he did not listen and proceeded to create humans because that was his main focus. As a result, both Victor and Prometheus got punished in different ways. Prometheus got punished by getting chained up at the mountains by Zeus and getting his liver pecked out by an eagle. Then for it to regrow every sunrise for eternity. Victor Frankenstein had to witness his family die because of his greed and disregard for his family.
Victor Frankenstein is a murderer. Though he is a murderer, he is not one in the physical sense. Frankenstein is a horror novel pertaining to a man’s hopes to create life. He creates this life from non-life, and in doing so, destroys himself and all those around him. When examining Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, through a physiological lens, many interesting and deeper meanings may be found.
Abandonment is something that is wrong and shouldn’t be done, but in the right circumstance, it's the best thing to do. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor creates a monster and after realizing its physical appearance, decides to abandon the creation. In my opinion, Victor was right in abandoning the monster because it was a danger, lacked love, and used blackmail. To begin, the monster was beginning to develop dangerous behavior and became a threat to others. Victor stated, “Now that I finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror filled my heart” (Shelley 45).
In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, it scrutinizes the punishments when a man creates life, and plays the role of God. Victor Frankenstein, is at fault for the creature’s actions. Victor was looking for some honor and triumph, but when he accomplished his experiment, not only did it bring terror to Victor, but to the whole world. The monster never learned right from wrong and was never raised correctly, his first moment of life, all he experienced was the fear in Victor's emotion, and was abandoned right from the start. Victor selfishly isolated himself from society and ran away from his responsibilities which caused destruction to the people Victor cared for and loved deeply.
He created a being more blasphemous than anything any other sinful man had ever done. This is what brought along the downfall of Frankenstein. This is the tragic story of Frankenstein, a message against the dangers of trying to be greater than nature, a warning against blasphemy. As Frankenstein put it himself, he is “a blasted tree; the bolt has entered my soul; and I felt then that I should survive to exhibit what I shall soon cease to be – a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity” (pg. 165). Thus ends the story of Victor Frankenstein, a man who desired to be more than he was, but became less than what he should have
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly depicts many acts of cruelty committed by both Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Despite having many opportunities to change, Victor makes no real effort to do so, and after not getting what it wants, the monster results to killing and committing other terrible acts of violence with no feelings at all. Most people have a definite opinion about whether Victor was the bad guy, or whether his monster was, but in truth neither was ever really good. They both did terrible and inexcusable things, and in the end, both of them deserved what was coming. It seems to me that most people get caught up in the fact that the monster isn’t all that bad because it didn’t ask to be created, and all it wanted was to be wanted,
Have you ever been held responsible for the tragedies caused to others? For most the answer is no, however, for some, their actions have led to the misfortune of guiltless lives. In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, because of the absence of attention and teaching, the reanimated creation Frankenstein is unstable; Victor Frankenstein is who to blame. Two events that he should be accountable for are not training his creation to know right from wrong and abounding the monster which led to the murder of innocent people. Firstly, Shelley uses conflict of “human” versus nature to demonstrate the major idea that Victor Frankenstein is responsible for the loss of innocent lives.
Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a great comparison is shown between Victor Frankenstein, the main character, and Prometheus, one of Greek mythology’s greatest Gods. Shelley borrows from the tale of Prometheus a consequence resulting from searching for a great source of enlightenment and power. In creating a being and giving it life, Frankenstein seems to take on the remarkable role of God which leads him to thinking that a power that is so heavenly cannot be played with by mankind. During his quest to expand his creative knowledge, abilities, drive, and ambition to know the origin of life, he puts himself in conflict. Frankenstein gambled his way into the godly realm without realizing he committed a sin by creating the monster, and
A timeless human goal has always been to set visionary goals to advance the coming generations. Although many results can be successful, a great number of them can turn out deadly. In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley illustrates the result of a man’s visionary motive of creating life, which consequents into the birth of the deadly creature. The creatures understanding of justice is based on eliminating anyone or anything preventing him from reaching his goal; accordingly, his actions to attempt revenge upon Victor only led to his downfall throughout the novel. The creature’s understanding of justice and it’s revenge against Victor is the driving force of the story because it builds up the anticipation the reader has for the final confrontation.
Any individual is a natural product of their upbringing, and thus, their past. Individuals that are brutalized or abandoned in their past become proactively violent as a defense mechanism, like an abused dog that bites the hand that feeds it. Mary Shelley exemplifies this in Frankenstein through the use of the monster, whom having experienced punishment for simply existing becomes a malicious creature that seeks revenge on his creator. An individual is taught how to behave by their rewards or punishments for their actions.
Victor Frankenstein caused his own misery and destruction, which is why he is to blame for what
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