Examples Of Empathy In Frankenstein
We are allowed to empathize with the creature in a few ways; the first is through the way he is treated. After Frankenstein creates the monster, he locks it up and allows Fritz to bully the creature. This creates moment empathy because we create an emotional understanding with the creature. From our perspective, the creature resembles a scared animal, or a vulnerable child. It hasn't had time to distinguish right from wrong, so when it lashes out and kills Fritz; it is simply acting in self-defense. From this point on, the monster will associate his mistreatment to those who created him. What’s so interesting about his mistreatment and the empathy we are allowed to create because of it is; our first thought of a “monster” is something void of emotion, a thing of science in this case. However, during his mistreatment we see the opposite; the creature of science has emotions, and this is reinforced when he meets the little girl Maria.
The final way we are able to empathize with him is through his untarnished sense of wonder. After meeting a little girl …show more content…
The first example is Henry Frankenstein. Early in the film, we find out that Henry has isolated himself in his laboratory, refusing to see anyone, including his fiancé. In addition, he has also postponed their wedding. Frankenstein is literally avoiding his fiancé to create a man. This shows otherness in two ways. 1) He is acting like an outsider, regardless of his education and reputation. 2) One could read this as his way of expressing homosexuality; he is after all trying to create the perfect “man” out of death, and only after his experiment goes wrong, he agrees to marry Elizabeth. The second example of otherness focuses on the creature Frankenstein created. The monster was born from death, unable to communicate, and the fact he doesn't look normal. He has bolts in his neck, assumed green skin, and scars and stitches line his body. He is almost a
The final way we are able to empathize with him is through his untarnished sense of wonder. After meeting a little girl …show more content…
The first example is Henry Frankenstein. Early in the film, we find out that Henry has isolated himself in his laboratory, refusing to see anyone, including his fiancé. In addition, he has also postponed their wedding. Frankenstein is literally avoiding his fiancé to create a man. This shows otherness in two ways. 1) He is acting like an outsider, regardless of his education and reputation. 2) One could read this as his way of expressing homosexuality; he is after all trying to create the perfect “man” out of death, and only after his experiment goes wrong, he agrees to marry Elizabeth. The second example of otherness focuses on the creature Frankenstein created. The monster was born from death, unable to communicate, and the fact he doesn't look normal. He has bolts in his neck, assumed green skin, and scars and stitches line his body. He is almost a