Suffering In Frankenstein

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The tragic vision of the theme is explained by the suffering brought upon others by victor. Victor changes over the course of the novel from an innocent youth fascinated by the prospects of science into a disillusioned, guilt - ridden man determined to destroy the thing of his arrogant scientific endeavor. Which introduces the theme of the novel of advancing science and the consequences when used in the wrong way. Victor is doomed by his lack of humanness and naivete. He cuts himself off from the world and eventually commits himself entirely to an animalistic obsession with revenge against the monster. The monster was Victor Frankenstein's first victim, which ended with his downfall. Victor’s creation enters life eight feet tall and enormously …show more content…

Victor has caused him so much suffering and sadness, which makes him want to inflict the most painful thing known to man, every loved one being killed off one by one. When the monster kills victor's wife, he is deprived of almost every form of female companionship at once, just as he has done to the monster. Elizabeth dies because at a crucial moment victor overlooks her. The monster tells him “I will be with you on your wedding night”. It never occurs to him that the monster threatens elizabeth. Henry shares Victor's desire to achieve great things at any cost. Victor is a hypocrite because he relies on him as a friend and values their friendship, yet he doesn’t let the monster have a chance at something like …show more content…

Despite having taken comfort in the lakes and mountains of Geneva, during one of his lowest points. Victor is in awe but also horrid by it. Victor wishes to undo what nature has taken away from him. But this ultimately comes back to bite, when he crates then abandons his creation. In this book, nature both heals and destroys. Nature shelters both victor and the monster during the story. Though nature shelters them they have vastly different experiences and also mindsets. In victor’s life, the idea of the world comes up a lot. Nature shows his growth through poetic devices. It affects what he sees and feels. When victor was in a storm where william was murdered he says “a flash of light….” or when he was creating the monster, it was nice outside and beautiful. In rough times it helped him see the truth, incited fascination in him, and shows his development in different aspects. Victor takes advantage of nature's hospitality. The monster is symbolic of victor’s attempt at what nature has been doing all along. Similarities of lightning hitting next to you and revenge against someone that leads to hurting their loved one. When lightning hits next to you it still affects you, just like when someone hurts someone’s loved ones to incite pain to the intended person. The lightning symbolizes victor, but can also be seen as a sort of punishment for what victor has done. It’s a force of nature that just cannot

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