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How Does Victor Change In Frankenstein

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In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the creature is an outcast in society, without a friend in the who world is thrust away by humanity due to his appearance. The creature devolves due to a series of events feeling different emotions for the first time in his life. These experiences due to the fact his creator, Victor Frankenstein turns his back on the creature leaving him to his own instincts on learning how to survive and integrate into society. devices to learn how to survive. becoming helpless, discouraged leading into leading into retaliation of anger and violence. First, the creature reveals emotions of his “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust. God in pity, …show more content…

He was aware his grotesque appearance was not acceptable to the society he lived in and would only suffer further rejection. Through imagery, the author uses the description of the fall and winter to parallel with his feelings of rage and misery. As the creature comes closer to his destination and the weather changes to spring, his heart softens due to the warm sun which relaxes his emotional feelings. This all changes quickly for our protagonist, who hears the sound of a girl playing near the river and ends up falling in being swept away by the rapid current. Reacting quickly he pulls the girl from the river saving her life. The first event that angered the creature is when he was holding the girl in his arms, he is confronted by a man who grabs the girl out of his arms. This led to rage and he chases after the man who turns around and shot him. As you can image, the feeling of range and anger overtakes his thoughts saying “This was the reward for my benevolence! I saved a human being from destruction and as recompense I was now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered flesh and bone. The feelings of kindness and gentleness, which I had entertained but for a mere few moments before, gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. Inflamed by pain I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance on all of mankind” (Shelley 101). The …show more content…

The entire message of each event due to his rejected by other humans due to his appearance and realization that his existence in society would never become a reality. The creator would endure the continual rebellion and deep sadness inflicted by the creature after these events for the rest of his

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