Real Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Essay: “Who is the real monster in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein?” Mary Shelley’s objective was to write a novel about how important, or not appearances are. The saying “You can never judge a book by its cover”, is what Mary Shelley is trying to explain to the reader. The tree main characters have different ways of seeing life, but loneliness bonds them together. They’ve had unique and painful life experiences, but nothing can stop them from pursuing their goal. This book it starts of with Walton's journey, then Frankenstein’s story, then the monster's view and finally back to Walton's narrative. The purpose of this essay is to show who the real monster is. The first character is Robert Walton he is presented as a
…show more content…
His desire was to create life “I wanted to create a living being, a creature like myself but perfect and original”, he considered himself a God. Frankenstein also shows us how irresponsible he is, because he didn’t think about what will happen, or what will he do once he will create the monster. So he started working on the idea of creating life. The memory from his childhood “When the light was gone, the tree was left a blasted stump, smoking in the rain” affected him, now he was thinking about using electricity to create life “A flash of electricity like the one I’d seen destroy the tree”. When the creature gained life, Frankenstein gets scarred and ashamed of his creation “I felt a surge of triumph, but it lasted no more than an instant”. Frankenstein's description of the monster makes us think that he is horrific. 'Black lips' and 'watery eyes' are horrific Frankenstein's view. This description also portrays the monster in a bad way, although the monster has not done anything to be 'evil' or 'monstrous'. The only way he is monstrous is through Frankenstein's physical description. Frankenstein also uses rhetorical questions throughout the chapter. This gets the reader involved, but also reminds us that he is still telling his story to Walton. “But was I free? Could I ever be free while that dreadful thing was waiting for me in my work room?”. After his friend, Henry Clerval’s visit he realized that he was ill, when he went to check if the creature was still there he found out that “The monster had
His desire was to create life “I wanted to create a living being, a creature like myself but perfect and original”, he considered himself a God. Frankenstein also shows us how irresponsible he is, because he didn’t think about what will happen, or what will he do once he will create the monster. So he started working on the idea of creating life. The memory from his childhood “When the light was gone, the tree was left a blasted stump, smoking in the rain” affected him, now he was thinking about using electricity to create life “A flash of electricity like the one I’d seen destroy the tree”. When the creature gained life, Frankenstein gets scarred and ashamed of his creation “I felt a surge of triumph, but it lasted no more than an instant”. Frankenstein's description of the monster makes us think that he is horrific. 'Black lips' and 'watery eyes' are horrific Frankenstein's view. This description also portrays the monster in a bad way, although the monster has not done anything to be 'evil' or 'monstrous'. The only way he is monstrous is through Frankenstein's physical description. Frankenstein also uses rhetorical questions throughout the chapter. This gets the reader involved, but also reminds us that he is still telling his story to Walton. “But was I free? Could I ever be free while that dreadful thing was waiting for me in my work room?”. After his friend, Henry Clerval’s visit he realized that he was ill, when he went to check if the creature was still there he found out that “The monster had