John And Frankenstein Comparison Essay

The characters John, from Brave New World, and the monster, from Frankenstein, both have very similar backgrounds. In both novels, the characters are treated very poorly in the societies they live in, and are considered outcasts. However, these characters also have some major differences. John and the monster both struggle with rejection but they differ in that John was given more control of his situation.
In both novels, the main characters are totally rejected by those around them. This is made evident when the monster simply tries to make friends in the cabin and is instead greeted with screams of terror. No one wants to give him a chance because of his physical appearance. This quickly begins to take a toll on the monster as he becomes more and more
John never fit in with the tribe people because he was associated with his mother and the “new world.” He was excluded from rituals and had a craving for something more. Eventually his curiosity for the new world was eased but more rejection was on the other side of it. In the new world he was viewed as a unkempt savage and was once again an outcast. As the new society pushed him farther and farther, John became more introverted and turned more and more towards nature, just like the monster. After a while, his morals got so far stretched and society put so much pressure on him, that he decided to take his life. In the novel Frankenstein, the only place the monster can truly finds peace is in the woods. This is the only location where no one can hurt him mentally or physically. In addition to this, he feels the most natural here but he doesn’t choose to be here. He craves to have a companion. This is different than how John feels as John willingly left his family and those that did stay around him in the new world go. These characters differ largely in that John had some level of control of where he ended up, while the monster truly