Acceptance In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Striving to be someone else in today’s society is a very common theme. Wanting to be someone different does not necessarily mean that they want to be just like another person that they see somewhere or a person that they look up to. Sometimes as humans in today’s society, they might simply want to be a better version of themselves. Acceptance is the act of being favored by a group of people in hopes of being able to fit in. In today’s society everyone is trying to figure out whether or not it is better to fit in for a certain period of time, or if it is better to stand out and be their own person even if it means potentially getting lost along the way. Mary Shelley, author of the novel Frankenstein uses the element of acceptance throughout all of her characters. Everyone is Victor Frankenstein’s life wants to be accepted by someone. It does not matter if they are the people he grew up with or the monster he created, they all have the same goal of being accepted into society in their own way. Early on in Victor’s life, his parents took in a girl by the name of Elizabeth Lavenza. When his family first met and adopted
In today’s society, humans isolate themselves from other people because they do not want to deal with the cruel reality of life and dealing with the judgement of other people. “Social isolation is also defined as the absence of relationships with family or friends on an individual level, and with society on a broader level (Alspach).” People isolate themselves from others for different reasons and unfortunately sometimes they are not able to escape from other people. Some people try to escape their work life and others attempt to escape their family and friends for deep rooted reasons. Isolation is not good for a person’s health and contrary to popular belief it could do more harm than help, “People who feel isolated and lonely and excluded tend to have poor physical health