Deceit In Frankenstein

From the start of Mary Shelley's novel, the monster is identified as this psychotic murderer, abnormal. The gigantic, grotesquely horrid creation of Victor Frankenstein, like Frankenstein himself, had only positive intentions at first. He was a delicate, smart monster attempting to alter to human behavior and social skills. From beginning to end, Shelley made sure to target how the monster had to learn everything solo in order to live. As the creature's creator, Victor's role was to provide and teach the creature, taking responsibility instead of running away. The fact that the monster was left unattended in the world led to his raw actions. For instance, Shelley suggest the consequences of isolation when the monster 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 153) The Monster is talking in rage after Victor Frankenstein rejects his proposal to create a mate for him. The Monster is so secluded that he, himself, had to ask for a friend. This, however, was not the end of this conversation. In counter play for being deserted, Shelley writes that the Monster went off

By investigating Mr. Hyde and questioning Dr. Jekyll, Utterson is defending his ideal of what is socially right.  There is no personal enjoyment in any of these matters; instead, Utterson is driven by a moral obligation to offer support to a friend

“Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main character may likewise be guilty of treachery of may betray their own values.”

Frankenstein’s and society’s rejection of the monster, however, drove him to an uneven passionate pursuit for a companion. He forced Frankenstein to create a female monster, and he provided motivation by killing Frankenstein’s loved ones and threatening to kill more of them. The monster recalls in this final scene of Shelley’s novel how his desire drove him to evil. “. . . do you think that I was then dead to agony and remorse?--He . . . suffered not more in the consummation of the deed;--oh! Not the ten-thousandth portion of the anguish that was mine during the lingering detail of its execution. A frightful selfishness hurried me on. . . .” (153) At that point in the novel, the monster has changed from good in nature to evil in nature. His own desires are more important to him than the well-being of others and he is willing to commit murder in order ensure the fulfillment of his desire.

     Through the exploration of value attached to friendship in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein';, it is found that Victor, Walton, and the monster each desire a companion to either fall back on during times of misery, to console with, or to learn from. During various periods throughout the novel, it is found that Victor depends heavily on friendship when tragedy occurs to keep him from going insane. Walton desires the friendship of a man to have someone who he can sympathize with. The sole purpose of the monster is to find a companion to learn from and not be a total outcast to society. None of these characters desire to be isolated and when

The novel Frankenstein is wonderful in various ways, from the provoking portrayal of human emotion throughout the story; to the elements of fantasy that stimulate the imagination. However, as one (anonymous) critic put it, “[T]he work seems to have been written… …on a very crude and ill-digested plan; and the detail is, in consequence, frequently filled with the most gross and obvious inconsistencies.” (The Literary Panorama). While the critic attempts to expose some inconsistencies in the story, the acerbity in his review of the novel is unfair based on the support he provides. The irony of this review is that although he tries to expose the plot’s inconsistencies, he uses a non-issue as backing, and yet misses the most glaring oversight in the novel.

Another of the universal theme that was use in “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is Broken Promise and Greed. Broken Promise is one of those ideas that the authors put in the piece of literary to make more interested plot, climax, or any literary elements. When comes to broken promises in “Frankenstein” there are many promises broken by Dr. Victor Frankenstein; When he made a promise his wife/adapted sister that he will be back or returned with her but instead he made a decision of making the monster. Another of the examples of broken promise is when the creature told Victor if he does not find the dead body/bride for him or else Elizabeth will die, so the creature took the heart from Elizabeth just for raw materials. She was revived but she dies

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has several literary devices- such as structure, imagery, and many intricate details. She perfectly places words and puts them in such a way that the passage has a dual tone. Shelley begins with establishing the monster’s nature as being peaceful, because he wanted to reason with Victor. Him wanting to reason shows the importance of his decision to meet with Victor and shows that even though he has been through a great deal, he is still respectable to others. The audience gets to see the creature’s humble nature and makes the audience feel sympathetic towards him. This creates a peaceful tone to the passage. The monster wants to be loved by “any being and if they showed benevolence to me, I would return them hundred an hundred fold” (Shelley 148). The creature’s begging makes it sound like Victor will answer his plea. Using a broad term like “being”, demonstrates the monster’s need to be loved, putting him in a position with the audience again feeling empathetic towards him. Eventually, Victor’s compassion begins to fluctuate. The desperation the creature has looks like the desperation a human might have. This only gives the readers another reason to relate to him which leads to the other tone, impossible. Victor’s unreasonableness heightens this shared discontent as not only has the build up of the creature’s wistful nature made him an utmost identifiable character, but our views are adjusted in such as way that Frankenstein is seen

However, his objective is mainly focused on finding his master and making him suffer for the unethical acts that he has committed. Eventually he meets his creator and demands him to create a female mate, someone who he can relate to and share the similar grotesque persona with. Temporarily he receives assurance upon his request, but later Frankenstein reneges on his vow. This causes the creature to threaten his creator and swear that he will exact revenge upon him and his family.

Victor Frankenstein created life, a monster that was born into this world with no purpose, and no one to love. He did not even have a name, he was called a monster from the start. Just like a normal human baby, he came to life not knowing anything, and had to learn from his surroundings. Just like a person, he watched and learned from others, and tried to understand the world and the people in it. From that, the monster understood that he just wants to find a life for himself, and not be viewed as an evil monster, but there are many things that are preventing that. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the author portrays Frankenstein’s monster as a friend through details in his character and his outlook on life.

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, alchemy and the science of immortality as well as lies and deceit play an extremely meaningful role in the plot. Frankenstein’s protagonist ruins his life with this physcological obsession of reviving the dead and deceit in form of secrecy. In Never Let Me Go, the characters are clones that live this tragic, short life to help other people become immortal. They live a life of ignorance and order where they’re not really supposed to know what their dystopian life leads to. Lying and deceit are prominent in both novels because this horrific process is not one accustomed to in society nor in contempary society; therefore, it was kept a secret to

Mary Shelly’s famous novel was a thrilling and heart-stopping book which inspired producers to generate multiple horror movies. In, “Frankenstein,” Henry created a murderous monster; he realized one shouldn’t try to outdo God or nature. He and started collecting body parts and his assistant brought an abnormal brain. Soon, they started the experiment but were interrupted; both brought in the visitors and witnessed the body coming to live. The beast escaped and the townspeople formed groups to capture it. The barbarian trapped itself and the doctor; they dueled and its creator fell off the building and injured himself while the savage was burned to death. Throughout the film, the audience wrestled with a basic question: was the miscreation fundamentally

We also see that Victor Frankenstein has always been alone and this leads him to his madness as understood in chapter 3: “...I, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions, continually engaged in endeavoring to bestow mutual pleasure-I was now alone. In the university whither I was going I must form my own friends and be my own protector." (46), Victor understands that he has no one is by his side and that he truly is on his own. This quote sets up his obsession with alchemy; eventually leading to him molding,building and creating a twisted version of human-kind to creating the monster.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the tale of the protagonist Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Both Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s creation’s questionable actions lead them both to be considered morally ambiguous figures. Victor is ambitious with good intentions, but his ambition leads to bad results. The Creature is an innately kind and compassionate person who commits abominable actions due to how others treat him. Their moral ambiguity is significant, as it reveals that an obsession with ambition distorts one’s morals.

The monster has no relationship with Victor besides a need for revenge. When Victor created the monster, he looked at him in disgust. He abandoned his creation after looking at the creation with horror. This feels the monster with loneliness and rage, so he goes and lives on Felix’s farm. However, he realizes how alone he is, so he returns to Frankenstein and demands a female partner. He promises to cease all relations with his creator if he can give him a mate. Victor reluctantly agrees and builds a bride for the fiend he created. However, he destroys the female and dumps the body in the lake, much to the anger of the monster, shown when he states “Shall each man,” cried he, “find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone?”