The Destruction Of The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The creature hurts many people throughout this novel, but tries many times to stop it. He tells Frankenstein that he is lonely and wants someone to love. The creature attempts to tell Frankenstein this many times, “I am malicious because I am miserable,” (Shelley, 146). There comes a time in the story when the creature is tired of being alone and always being judged by people, especially his creator, so he decides to stand up for himself and stop trying to please Frankenstein, “You are my creator, but I am your master-obey!” (Shelley, 172). The creature begins to explain his history of feelings and why he

Though the conclusions arrived at here are of the same theoretical place as the philosophical minds had deliberated before, the explanations had by Burke and Shaw circumvented parallel processes of thought, to more rely upon their similar conclusions, both rooted in historical precedent. With Frankenstein, however, Shelley stays committed to its endgame in practicing metaphorical weight and symbolic meaning, not only for setting the classical arguments incorporated here, in definite terms. This isn’t even in creating some microcosm of a singularized case in which man had sought to defy the natural barriers, and replicate the things he saw, and experienced. Instead, interactions between characters and unfolding conflicts set upon them, are to represent both these spheres converging. They are depicted less as staunch absolutes, but more so met with being altered, and changing the perceptions drawn up all along. Conferred later in an accounted byproduct of a more recent mindset, this nonetheless stands for lessons at the underpinnings of how we have grown as a society in general, which Shelley would seem to remind us of. As opposed to some alleged “Modern Prometheus,” Victor’s pursuit comes up barely mythicized, and as Bate says, “is a healthy disorientation… to realize that the Western man may not after all be the master of all things” (Bate 480). Likewise, the creature takes on a role within the self-fulfilling prophecy, subject to the maltreatment of human benefactors, and,

Mary Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein, has been described as a book of revenge and responsibility. The novel follows Victor Frankenstein in his quest for self fulfillment. He creates a monster of inanimate human parts yet abandon him soon after he is born. While Victor tries to escape the Creature and forget about him completely; the Creature continues to learn and search for him, with hopes to destroy all that Victor holds dear. While revenge is sought by both Victor and the Creature, Victor carries the responsibility of causing the most turmoil throughout the novel.

Also, Shelley characterizes the creature as an ignorant man in order to emphasize that ignorance causes sorrow. Furthermore the creature is reflecting on his misfortune and he is criticizing knowledge:

Imagine being stranded, all alone and no sense of love. All he carries is despair and a feeling of disgust for himself. No one will accept him for his true self, not even his creator. How can this not result in a monster? This creature has absolutely no guidance, no idea of the consequences. This abandonment is the drop in the water that creates the ripple effect of his downfall. Emotions control him and submerge him with his own findings. Mentally, the creature grows and does not have someone to show him the right and wrong road, so he knows no different. But what is the cause that is to blame for this monstrous creature? Is his abandonment the cause of his destruction? Mary Shelley’s work, Frankenstein, explores the idea that being a social outcast with no sense of belonging follows an individual throughout their life. It continually shapes a person and plays a significant part on the individual's actions in the future.

In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley introduces Victor Frankenstein’s creation known as the Creature. The Creature is portrayed as a morally ambiguous character, exhibited as neither purely malicious nor benevolent as his actions truly are malevolent yet his intentions and reasons can be understood to say the least. The Creature’s moral ambiguity is significant to the text as a whole as it emphasizes the theme that humans are neither purely evil nor good and our evil impulses are typically driven by the damage done to us.

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, one can observe a huge controversy caused because of the “treacherous creature” that Victor Frankenstein created. Throughout the novel, the search for justice is presented because the creature lives in solitude because of society’s rejection. From the moment it opened its eyes, Frankenstein’s creation was prone to

Throughout the story the author uses constant instances that allows us to reflect on responsibilities we may disregard due to fear of the result, and how neglecting the issue only allows room for further complications. Mary Shelley shows that happening when Frankenstein neglects and abandons the creature. Frankenstein's immediate reaction when faced with an obstacle was to run away. Unfortunately, this shows the true character of Victor Frankenstein. The best way to understand a person's real qualities, and values is to place them in a situation that is character building, or maybe even a little uncomfortable. Although, Victor knew that leaving the creature was wrong, he continued with his actions which resulted in a deserved consequence. The creature responded negatively due to the fact that the only person he ever interacted with left him. This influences the creatures outlook on humans because this was the first ever experience with them.

Science has become a tool for humans to understand the wonders of nature and to manipulate the new knowledge for personal benefit of a single race. Specifically, during the Nineteenth Century, electricity was being recently experimented with and galvanism was one of the most gruesome practices at the time. This initiated the idea of giving life to the dead and became one of the foundations of the gothic and romantic monster novel that is still famous today. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the author warns that although science has many great beneficial achievements, there are the consequences of attempting to replicate nature and warns of the self destruction that results from obsessing over it that are often disregarded.

From the very beginning of the novel I felt that the reader should not take pity on the creature. We are shown multiple times throughout the story that the creature is capable of compassion and knows how to behave. Towards the end he acts completely out of line and is aware of his actions. In his selfish attempt to seek vengeance against Victor he took the lives of three innocent people as well as two more by association. I strongly believe that the creature is the monster because of the fact that he knew what he was doing when he was killing others. He spent so long educating himself and developing his brain as much as he could and that is what was so evil . The creature had the potential to live as “normal” a life as possible but gave that

It was a constant thing, a breathing creature at the foot of her bed. The long pole at the corner, all leads and lines, a crooked spider web. It was the brightest thing in the room, taunting as the florescent light shined off of it. The sink was next, and the bins. Around the perimeter were outlets, a chair, a window at the corner, and Daddy sat on the edge of the bed. In the middle was another, in the bed, with the creature at her feet.

The novel continues by highlighting Victor’s catastrophic actions that greatly harm the loved ones that surround him. Victor’s family is very tight knit, and once his brother William is assumably murdered by his own creation, he puts his own safety over everything else. Despite his close relationship with his family, Victor did not bring justice to William’s death despite having a suspicion that it was the monster who was the murderer, leading to his accused cousin Justine being executed as he believed his “tale was not one to be announced publicly.” Victor’s self-centered persona is elaborated more, but with a more destructive and detrimental effect not just for him, but for the people who have some value to him revealing how he is unappreciative

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a story about a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who creates a destructive monster. He is successful in his unhinged experiment and spends most of the novel figuring out how to defeat his own creation. Excluding appearance, Frankenstein’s creation is not the monster of this story. Shelley uses Frankenstein to highlight a monster’s true characteristics through his acts of bizarre obsessions, rejection and hostility toward others. Foremost, Frankenstein’s obsessions with natural sciences are seen through his own words “This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it” (Shelley 78). A clear connection can be made with these words, showing Frankenstein’s intentions of wanting

Frankenstein is a story about a man who was very interested in studying and creating life. Victor Frankenstein brought life to a being that he composed from parts of deceased humans. Frankenstein abandoned his creation shortly after its first breath. The abandonment leads the creature to seek companions which he was not able to obtain. Humans were greatly fearful of the being because of his great size and abnormal looks. Despite the many failed attempts to seek love and companionship with humans the creature did not give up. The creature determined to seek his creator in hopes that Frankenstein would be a friend and show love to the creature. Thus leading to the rejection from Frankenstein. Upset and lonely the creature desired vengeance on

Frankenstein is an old classic about a scientist who creates a monster. A scientist named Victor Frankenstein who had the knowledge in science to create a monster. The monster appearance had everyone scared of it by the human beings. The monster, Frankenstein has a hideous face who faces rejection and fear from his creator and the society. He seeks revenge to his creator, Victor Frankenstein and commits murder against the creator’s family. Victor Frankenstein shows an arrogant and selfish personality towards the monster when he rejects and ran away from the monster. The main aspect of the story is to tell us not to judge someone’s appearance. Also, it shows a lot of rejection towards the monster, which today in society, people gets rejected