Victor's Inhumanity In Frankenstein Research Paper
Samantha Fuller
Dr. Ted Billy
ENLT 109W
24 February 2015
The Creature’s Humanity and Victor’s Inhumanity
Who is the real monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? It seems obvious to many that the real monster would be the creature forged by Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist with the extreme goal to reanimate the deceased. He is passionate in his work. So passionate that he distances himself from the ones he loves. Fully enveloped in his quest, Victor successfully brings a creature into being. In the process of creating the creature, Victor Frankenstein himself becomes the monster.
When the creature is first awakened, he has no concepts of good and evil. He knows nothing. The creature can be likened to a newly born baby, …show more content…
Seeking out love and attention, the creature is ultimately denied by everyone. The creature is lonely. The creature learns how to read and talk during his time spent in the woods. The creature learns speech by observing the De Lacey family from their window. He becomes intelligent. When the creature decides that he wants finally meet the family, they are repulsed by him and shoo him away. The creature shows compassion when he rescues a young woman from drowning, but he is not in any way rewarded with kindness for his good deeds. After reading the notes left by Frankenstein in his pocket, the creature sets off in search of his creator. The creature vows war on …show more content…
He then becomes ill from the thought of creating such a hideous thing. “But I was in reality very ill; and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions of my friend could have restored me to life. The form of the monster on whom I had bestowed existence was forever before my eyes, and I raved incessantly concerning him” (39). Frankenstein worries so much about his monster, which he was proud of, before it came to life, that he falls very ill. Frankenstein falls so ill on the search for his monster that he eventually dies. Not only does Frankenstein die in pursuit of the creature, but his friends and family are
Dr. Ted Billy
ENLT 109W
24 February 2015
The Creature’s Humanity and Victor’s Inhumanity
Who is the real monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? It seems obvious to many that the real monster would be the creature forged by Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist with the extreme goal to reanimate the deceased. He is passionate in his work. So passionate that he distances himself from the ones he loves. Fully enveloped in his quest, Victor successfully brings a creature into being. In the process of creating the creature, Victor Frankenstein himself becomes the monster.
When the creature is first awakened, he has no concepts of good and evil. He knows nothing. The creature can be likened to a newly born baby, …show more content…
Seeking out love and attention, the creature is ultimately denied by everyone. The creature is lonely. The creature learns how to read and talk during his time spent in the woods. The creature learns speech by observing the De Lacey family from their window. He becomes intelligent. When the creature decides that he wants finally meet the family, they are repulsed by him and shoo him away. The creature shows compassion when he rescues a young woman from drowning, but he is not in any way rewarded with kindness for his good deeds. After reading the notes left by Frankenstein in his pocket, the creature sets off in search of his creator. The creature vows war on …show more content…
He then becomes ill from the thought of creating such a hideous thing. “But I was in reality very ill; and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions of my friend could have restored me to life. The form of the monster on whom I had bestowed existence was forever before my eyes, and I raved incessantly concerning him” (39). Frankenstein worries so much about his monster, which he was proud of, before it came to life, that he falls very ill. Frankenstein falls so ill on the search for his monster that he eventually dies. Not only does Frankenstein die in pursuit of the creature, but his friends and family are