Similarities Between Frankenstein And The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, The Rime of The Ancient Mariner, isolationism is a major theme. The main characters in Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Walton and The Creature, and in The Rime of Ancient Mariner, The Mariner, reach isolation through different journeys that are similar. But Victor Frankenstein and The Mariner's journey are parallels through their actions and emotions of isolation. First, Robert Walton is isolated on a ship because he writes to his sister, Margaret, that he has no friends. Victor chooses to study in Germany and begins to isolate himself from society and his family. The Creature is abandoned from his creator and is forced to live an isolated life apart from humanity. Lastly, The Mariner lives in isolation on a ship with no
Their emotions become so overwhelming that they hope for death because it will allow relief. The Mariner begins to feel guilty when he watches all 200 crew members die off one by one. Each one curses The Mariner with their eyes. He is not only guilty of their deaths but he now lives in misery and isolation. Victor Frankenstein falls ill after the death of his wife, Elizabeth, because she was the last of his friends and family, except for his dad, who dies shortly after. The creature had already killed William, his brother, and Henry Clerval, his best friend. Emotionally, Victor could not handle another death and he falls ill. Victor is becoming sick of his new life of isolation. Not only do all the main characters in Frankenstein and The Rime of Ancient Mariner have a story of isolation, but Victor Frankenstein and The Mariner's journey's are parallels by their actions and emotions of isolation. Both are cause of death of those around them and have to live with the consequences of their actions in isolation as punishment for their