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Frankenstein Monster Analysis

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Victor Frankenstein created a monster in the book Frankenstein. At first, Victor just wants to recreate human life, but he realized that the being looks ugly and thought that his creation is evil right off the bat. After some time pass by in the book, the monster slowly becomes a murderer due to Victor’s interference in making him suffered. This will make the monster as a victim to the cruelty of the world. The monster was treated horribly by the people in the story. He was abused, called out, and uncared for most people. The monster responds with that negativity of the people into chaos which drives the monster killing people because he was uncared. The monster only committed the actions due to people judge him by appearance and behavior. …show more content…

Also, the monster was created not naturally born into the world. (Morrison) In the book, Victor deny the monster any love or joy because he is ugly that he describes as “when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickens and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred” (Shelly) The quote reveals that Victor hated Frankenstein right away due to appearance only which judge the monster in an unfair way. Also, Victor made him as the perpetrator due to destroying the monster’s request for a female creature. Victor was afraid that the monster would cause more chaos with a female partner by his side; however, the monster wants someone who actually cares and loves him as the way he is for his personality. Truly, the monster is a victim because he was judged right away by his own creator. …show more content…

One of their main points was that the monster actually kills a human being. In the book, the monster has killed some people, but the monster only did so because he was taught that way. The people in the book are the true murderers because the monster was judged and threatened by everyone unfairly. The monster didn’t want to kill in the first place for the book. If the monster was properly cared of for his being, the monster could be raised in a good way for the world (Nature). After all, the monster said that “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.” (Shelly) He was good at the beginning, but humanity shows that the monster shouldn’t belong in the world in the first place. It was Victor’s fault that he was brought into the world. He is shown to have wisdom and knowledge in the book due to his experiences of journeying around the world. Although, the monster is a victim because the fault originated from Victor Frankenstein in the first place. (Storment)
Overall, the monster is a victim because there is a lot of factors in play. First, the monster did not care at all because the creator or the people didn’t show any love at all to the monster. Secondly, he was abused by the creator and the people with their words and actions done to the monster. If they would treat the monster properly as an equal, none of the killings would happen in the book. Third, he was

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