Loneliness In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
In the book, the monster found his creator, Frankenstein, and told him the upsetting experiences he had because the person that gave him life abandoned him. Through this quote, Mary Shelley presents the theme of family, companionship, abandonment and loneliness. Before the monster was created, Frankenstein was expecting the creature to be beautiful and amazing. However, after he created the being, and gave it life, he saw how horrible, ugly and vile the creature was. Instead of teaching and nurturing him, Frankenstein abandoned him. The monster was extremely lonely because he did not have family or friends to accompany him. Loneliness is a horrible thing because when one is alone, he does not have anyone to talk to and eventually goes
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This is the first time the audience heard the monster speak and his story, and one sympathizes and understands what the creature went through. At first, the reader understood why Frankenstein abandoned his creature, but when the audience got to know the monster and saw how horribly he was treated, the conflict and plot were better grasped and understood. The monster’s story opened up the conflict of the book, and continued the story. This quote is important because it allowed the plot in the story to keep going, and it allowed the audience to better understand the feelings and thoughts of the monster, whom the reader did not know that well before. The literary device in this quote is an allusion to The Book of Genesis. The monster compares himself to Adam because he was created. However, he did not have an Eve because he was abandoned and had no companions or friends. The Book of Genesis relates to the monster because he was given life by a creator, and was surviving the consequences of being created, just like Adam and Eve. In both stories, the creations had to learn to survive on their own because of specific actions they committed. However, Adam and Eve prayed to their creator who helped them, while the
This is the first time the audience heard the monster speak and his story, and one sympathizes and understands what the creature went through. At first, the reader understood why Frankenstein abandoned his creature, but when the audience got to know the monster and saw how horribly he was treated, the conflict and plot were better grasped and understood. The monster’s story opened up the conflict of the book, and continued the story. This quote is important because it allowed the plot in the story to keep going, and it allowed the audience to better understand the feelings and thoughts of the monster, whom the reader did not know that well before. The literary device in this quote is an allusion to The Book of Genesis. The monster compares himself to Adam because he was created. However, he did not have an Eve because he was abandoned and had no companions or friends. The Book of Genesis relates to the monster because he was given life by a creator, and was surviving the consequences of being created, just like Adam and Eve. In both stories, the creations had to learn to survive on their own because of specific actions they committed. However, Adam and Eve prayed to their creator who helped them, while the