Loneliness And Solitude In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein '

The feeling of solitude can bring out the emotions in anyone good or bad. In Mary Shelly 's “Frankenstein”, Shelley conveys the theme of solitude and loneliness through the featured characters and their actions. Throughout the duration of this novel, we see Shelley using the characters Victor Frankenstein and his creation to introduce and emphasize this theme of loneliness and solitude. Victor goes through periods of solitude, but his creation lives a life of solitude. Throughout the novel solitude brings out the true emotions of Frankenstein and the creature. This makes solitude a catalyst for the Creature and Frankenstein 's actions.
It 's clear that the Victor and the being have different views of solitude. Solitude can be defined as being alone or isolated. Throughout the novel Victor puts himself into solitude for different
Victor views solitude as a time for him to get his problems off his mind. This is evident when he says “The sight of the awful and majestic in nature had indeed always the effect of solemnizing my mind, and causing me to forget the passing cares of life. I was determined to go alone, for I was well acquainted with the path, and the presence of another would destroy the solitary grandeur of the scene” (Shelly 64). This shows that Victor enjoyed the times when he was alone and this feeling of solitude made him feel better. However, the being felt different about solitude and it affected him differently. Throughout the creature 's life he has always been forced into isolation from the world, so the creature wants to feel excepted by humans, but they will not accept him because of the way he looks. This hurts the being and forces him to react in a manner that causes him to become violent. There are several scenarios that the being tries to become friends with people or to help but he is just not socially