The Innocent Victim In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

(The Frankenstein Movie and Monster Horror Film Site). The plot of the novel depicts the monster as having no other desire in life than to be loved and to assimilate seamlessly into society (Chapter 17). This shows that, contrary to popular belief Victor Frankenstein is the actual evildoer because he did not take the necessary precautions before his experimenting, he abandoned his creation and also because he came from a family that

Though the creature is a man-made creation, he still as a part of nature and requires nurture. When denied this basic need, death and sorrow soon follows. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it can be argued that the creator, Victor Frankenstein, could be considered the “monster” rather than the creature itself. Victor’s creation was made in greed and obsession. Not only did Victor steal the body of a murderer, he stole the brain of his most influenced professor.

Mary Shelly in Frankenstein described a character Victor who is cursed by his own knowledge. Young Victor fascinated by natural forces, learned chemistry and use his knowledge to generate a new life. Even though Victor succeeded in his pursuit, but the implication of his own knowledge brought curse not only to himself but his family and friends too. Victor created a monster who strangled his younger brother William to death, Justin Martinez an innocent Frankenstein family’s made accused of William’s death. An innocent Justin sacrificed her life because of Victor’s creation, and same for Victor’s best friend Henry and fiancé Elizabeth, they also lost their lives.

A strangled boy, an innocent executed girl, a sick boy, constant fears and several mysterious deaths... It is not a killer, who is guilty of all these terrible and strange events, but a young scientist whose name is Victor Frankenstein. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein we are told of a man Victor who creates a life. This creation, his creature, is perceived by society because of his physical appearance being so called a “monster” although his creator is in fault of his creatures actions. Frankenstein leaves us asking questions and raises some serious issues, one of which that comes up time and time again.

Power is infinite domination, but it all depends if you control it or if the power consumes you. A gothic romantic novel called Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Is a novel about a man named Victor Frankenstein. He is in live with the idea of science and what it can create. During his time away from home to college. Something inspires him and he creates a monster.

“During my first experiment [of creating the monster], a kind of enthusiastic frenzy had blinded me to the horror of my employment, my mind was intently fixed on the sequel of my labour, and my eyes were shut to the horror of my proceedings” (Shelly, 2017, p.138). With these words, Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein explains to Robert Walton that his unconscious mind (which is influenced by an enthusiastic frenzy) absents his conscious mind from recognizing the severe consequences of his attempt to give a life to the inanimate body. The question poses here is; to what extent does his unconscious mind affect his choices and his relationships with the other characters in the story.

After Victor Frankenstein created the Monster, Frankenstein was “unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created, [and] rushed out of the room…” (35). Frightened of his very own creation due to its hideous appearance, Frankenstein took flight and didn’t think of the consequences that would eventually follow. Being terror-stricken by the Monster and fleeing shows Frankenstein’s strong sense of fear. Though it was cruel that Frankenstein would run away from the very creation he put together with his very own two hands, his reaction of fear and panic proves that he does contain a sense of humanity within him. Indeed, it is also true that Frankenstein has failed to tolerate or look past the Monster’s flawed appearance; however, because he himself was the creator of the Monster, he felt a sense of pressure and fear of being the one to have to take responsibility for creating something so

Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein” highlights an interesting fictional scenario where Victor Frankenstein, the supposed doomed protagonist of the story creates an intelligent, but grotesque monster after studying in Ingolstadt and discovering the secret to life. After Victor resurrects the creature from the dead, which is made up of old fashioned body parts, he abandons it. The reason for this is because of the creatures’ monstrosity of an appearance; Frankenstein’s own creation horrifies him when he looks at it. After being disregarded by his so called “father” the Creature is left to face the world with no understanding of it or of himself.

As Victor is coming down from his power-hungry frenzy, the enormity of what he had created (an eight foot tall monstrosity, made from the limbs of the deceased) becomes evident. Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, Frankenstein runs from his creature, leaving it for dead. His actions alone prove that Victor Frankenstein is the real monster. In order to assemble his beast, Frankenstein had to go against the law and collect body parts from various graves.

The monster was anything but natural- he was not brought into this world the way humans are. That was the flaw in the plan, and why Victor could not reach his

I had gazed on him while unfinished, he was ugly then… it became such a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived”(81-83). The outcome of his creation turned out to be nothing like Frankenstein expected so therefore he kept away from the monster. Although the curiosity and eagerness of scientists spark the technology we have today, greed and power can change technology into harmful weapons. While genetic engineering can benefit the human race, it could also potentially wipe out the entire human race. Just like Frankenstein tried to

No longer were monsters a product of supernatural forces, monsters were created. Yet, in order for a person to become a monster, a person cannot exist in isolation. Relating my idea of the connection between knowledge and morality in the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment period to the monster and his body in Frankenstein, I argue that society’s knowledge of the monster is formed in one of two ways; one, through scientific creation or two, through social construction. Now, it is through (1) physical features which differ drastically from others or (2) immoral actions that one becomes a monster in their own society. In part, “monsters” are products of their own environment.

Within the first page of Frankenstein, Shelley instructs the reader in how to read her novel by having a rather ambiguous narrator until the end of the first letter. The ambiguous narrator aids in presenting a tone of curiosity that is prevalent throughout the rest of the novel, as well as Shelley sets up the use of weather as a tool to change the tone of the novel as well as the emotions of her characters. Shelley first uses an ambiguous narrator to give clues as to how to read Frankenstein. The only clue as to who the narrator might be on the first page is after the author of the letter tells the recipient, Mrs. Saville, about the landscape of where he is venturing, when he says “There—for with your leave, my sister, I will put some trust in preceding navigators” (7). By only addressing the narrator as the brother of Mrs. Saville, Shelley leaves who is telling the story at the beginning of the novel up to the reader’s imagination as it is unclear if the narrator is indeed Victor Frankenstein, or some other man.

What truly, is deception? Perhaps it may be the ability to persuade others into committing certain actions. Perhaps, it may be the ability to keep the truth hidden. The truth itself, is a very controversial topic fueled by ideology and aspects of individuals, communities and societies. While the truth may be heartbreaking , unbelieveable or may even seem irrational, its exposure will always lead to a series of events in relevance to the past.

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the character of the creature is a problematic one, but what makes him so problematic? The reason that the creature is problematic, that this paper is going to argue, is that the creature is problematic as a character is because of his education, and just as importantly the creature’s devolution of his education. In this paper I’m going to talk about the creature’s education, the devolution of this education, and his overall role in the novel as a way for Shelley to make a point about knowledge. [FIX IT] The creature can easily be said to be somewhat of an auto-didactic.