In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley presents a powerful depiction of monstrous nature that is perceived to us through the use of: nature, context, contrast, perception, imagery and language in the novel. Through these devices and means, a bleak outlook of humanity as a whole is portrayed.…
For many people, seeing someone who is different may be hard to accept. In Frankenstein, a plethora of characters mentioned were unable to accept that the monster was, for want of a better word, a person. There is an innumerable amount of traits that make a us human and the monster appeared to have many of them. The qualities that make us human include the ability to care, intense emotions, the ability to tell right from wrong, and competence. Examples of the monster portraying these traits are spread out through the book.…
The benevolent nature of humans is pointed out through the Romantic imagery of Frankenstein’s parents as they are described as feeling a “necessity, a passion” to act as a “guardian angel to the afflicted.” However, Victor’s obsession to knowledge and science resulted in a collapse of morals and he rejects his creation simply from its appearance, “Unable to endure…I rushed out of the room…I sought to avoid the wretch” which shows us how society has defined human based on appearance. However, the monster himself does display intrinsic human qualities, which is demonstrated by the use of anaphora as he empathises, “when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathized in their joys”. And such honest and pure attributes are what allows him to be accepted by the blind old man, “I am blind and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is something in your words which persuade me you are sincere”. The blindness of the old man symbolises a literal blindness to superficiality which shows us that traditionally humans were defined by their understanding nature. However, Safie, Agatha and Felix, whom represent the future generation, do judge the monster by his appearance and treat him as exactly that, demonstrated through the rhetorical question and their reactions, “Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me? Agatha fainted, Safie, rushed out of the cottage…Felix…tore me from his father”. And it is through this collapse of morals of mankind over time which has led to a superficial definition of what it means to be…
In the text Frankenstein, the author’s goal was to portray two key points. The first point is the flaws and evils that pollute humanity on a consistent basis. The second point is that people are willing to go very far and forsake their sense of right and wrong for the sake of their own personal gain and social status. When Doctor Victor Frankenstein created his beast, Frankenstein, he hardly considered the repercussions that may come with making the monster or how his neighbor villagers would react to the creation. Doctor Victor was obsessed with making strides and the medical field and gaining notoriety by making life, so much so that he forgot a basic law of science; every action has a reaction. He is eventually ridiculed for the monster…
The novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is written about a man Walton who goes on a journey to the North Pole. Walton’s ship becomes trapped in ice, and this is where Walton sees two men dog sledding. One man, who looks very frail, is invited onto Walton’s ship. The man, who goes by Frankenstein, shares Walton his story how he built this monster. This monster, angry at Frankenstein, kills all his loved ones in revenge for creating him. A main theme in this novel is the struggle between human morality and whether the monster is naturally evil or was it his decisions that caused him to act evil. This is a major concept discussed by two Enlightenment Philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.…
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, misery and isolation compel the Creature to act rampantly against society’s moral standards. Despite being left in isolation, the Creature manages to hurt people while using misery as a justification for murder.…
Humans are brought into this world with a clean slate some may say. They are untainted by impressions of hate, guilt, vengeance, or any other negative or positive human developed emotion. It is through social interaction and events that humans learn social behavior and how to cope with negative situations. The majority of the time, rejection, alienation, and abandonment will form negative emotions which can then lead to anger, hate and vengeance. Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818), the theme of alienation through rejection and abandonment is presented continuously. The idea that violence, due to rejection and abandonment, to control Frankenstein is what the Monster tries to do. Not always is violence…
The cruelty of society, within Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is examined in various ways. The monster within the novel experiences the world when he is created and becomes lost. Since the dawn of man, adapting to society and possessing a feeling of belonging has been an instinct. Many different societies possess different cultures that individuals always try to accustom themselves to, from the way people dress to how a family is raised. Those who do not accustom themselves to the accepted culture are looked down upon, perceived as an outcast, and sometimes feared by. Something as minor as dressing with different attire than those in one’s society can cause an atmosphere of strange feelings towards that someone. The monster’s dominating…
In conclusion, nature and the individual versus society are the main themes that discuss Romanticism in Frankenstein. In every home and every town that supposed to be enlightened and civilized, we find people to be judged by their appearance, and that civilized people are not guided by reason or rationality and are incapable of looking beyond…
For centuries, scientists have attempted to discover an extraordinary mystery: the creation of life. The perplexity itself is challenging enough to describe without designating it a miracle. Moreover, unlocking the secret to creating life would crack open a whole new realm of knowledge and possibilities. In fact, it is knowledge that is the primary engine for discovery. It is knowledge that scientists most vigorously crave and chase after. However, the search for knowledge may be an unquenchable thirst. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, through Victor Frankenstein, illustrates that the pursuit of knowledge can bring ruin.…
In Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, there are many topics being portrayed throughout the novel: Madness and obsession, Nature, and Physical Appearances (the beautiful and the monstrously ugly).…
In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a book full of humanity. Humanity ivan be used or described in many way with many reason. Human are different from animals in some many ways, therefore humanity is all about Language and actions.…
Have you ever thought how society looked through another person’s perspective? In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley we read about Victor who was deeply interested in science that he even try to figure out how to give life to the dead and he actually accomplished it. But what turns out is a 8 feet tall with a hideous face male and it terrifies him. Victor abandons his creation and the creation goes off and wanders. He learns human language and basic human knowledge like don’t touch fire and also learns about human emotions. The creation tries to approach the family it was observing in a peaceful manner but gets attacked in return. The creation starts cursing his creator and sets out to get revenge by killing people close to Victor. After…
“I am alone and miserable, man will not associate with me, but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me” (Shelley 128). Frankenstein’s monster is isolated from society because of his ugly appearance. He craves companionship due to this unjust isolation, but no one will give him that. He believes that if another monster, one just as repulsive, is made, she will have no choice but to become his companion because society would shun her as well. Isolation has also affected Frankenstein’s monster by driving him to revenge. He says “You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains- revenge, henceforth dearer than light of food! I may die, but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery” (Shelley 146). He has become so consumed with getting revenge for what society has done that it is consuming his life. “I possessed no money, no friends, no kinds of property” (Shelley ). The monster is learning language, and the importance of words. He realizes that he doesn’t know many words of which describe him, due to the isolation of him from society, making him even more hell-bent on revenge.…
Intro: Frankenstein also known as prometheus is a classic Gothic and Romantic Novel, with a concern for the “overreaching” of scientism in the Industrial Revolution. This novel is written by one of the most prominent figures in the English literature Mary Shelley. The origin of Frankenstein is almost as mysterious and exciting as the novel itself. Mary Shelley came up with the idea to write her novel in Switzerland, Frankenstein was published two years later in 1818. It all began back in the summer of 1816 at the famed Villa Diodati on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland.…