Frankenstein Monster Analysis
The “Monster” How would you feel if your first memory was your creator running away from you in horror? The being isn’t given time to acclimate to the world around him. There’s no possible way that a newborn could comprehend and decide to be evil. You must be taught right from wrong. The creation was labeled as wretch and then ignored. He isn’t given a chance to become anything but a monster. Through Victor Frankenstein, the cottagers, and the world this marvelous creation morphs into what he is seen as and expected to be: a monster. Frankenstein struggles with his creation from its very beginning. Calling him a “dæmon” and “wretch” several times in the book and describing his appearance as “convulsive” and “catastrophic.” Can anything created
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This general differences such as his appearance and his inability to have the connections of family and friends widened the gap. “I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other,” (Mary Shelley 105). This leads him to be constantly shut out and reminded of his many physical differences. As he learns about the close connections of family and friendship that he will never experience, he tries to force Victor to to create a mate, but when he has second thoughts the monster loses all signs of hope and goes on a rampage of terror and destruction. When we look deeper into the monster all we can find is a confused child that isn’t taken care of properly. Given the proper education and love he could have become a successful member of society. Unfortunately he was declined simply for his outward appearance. Moral of the story: take responsibility for the things you put into the world; make a change for the better. Treat those around you how you would want to be treated. All in all, Victor’s neglect of his creation is what causes the shift to malicious thoughts and
This general differences such as his appearance and his inability to have the connections of family and friends widened the gap. “I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other,” (Mary Shelley 105). This leads him to be constantly shut out and reminded of his many physical differences. As he learns about the close connections of family and friendship that he will never experience, he tries to force Victor to to create a mate, but when he has second thoughts the monster loses all signs of hope and goes on a rampage of terror and destruction. When we look deeper into the monster all we can find is a confused child that isn’t taken care of properly. Given the proper education and love he could have become a successful member of society. Unfortunately he was declined simply for his outward appearance. Moral of the story: take responsibility for the things you put into the world; make a change for the better. Treat those around you how you would want to be treated. All in all, Victor’s neglect of his creation is what causes the shift to malicious thoughts and