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Negative Criticism Of Frankenstein

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Majority of the world believes the creature assembled with various organism parts and shocked to life is named Frankenstein. However, that is not the case in the original book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. As my classmate said, “Frankenstein” is not only an ionic book, but also ironic considering that the theme of Frankenstein is people being misunderstood when the book itself has misconceptions over the true meaning thanks to the movie that changed the views people had over Frankenstein. Today there are several viewpoints over the works of “Frankenstein”. Some people consider the creature to a victim of the wretched demonic hands of Frankenstein considering he was brought to life by someone who played with fire, and left his own …show more content…

Just as Frankenstein did when he would spend sleepless nights in search of fulfilling his ambition, which he would later reject and abandon after completing “it”(ch. 4-5). Like young Frankenstein, one is born pure and innocent, and is unaware of the dangers of the world until they begin to educate themselves and unravel the veil placed in front of their eyes. Furthermore, the creature was created with the physical appearance of a gigantic man, but still possessed the mentality of a selfless newborn. Being rejected by his creator enabled his curiosity and opened the doors to the cruel reality as he self taught himself and unwittingly walked into the interpretation of “curiosity killed the cat”(ch. 11-). Only reinforcing his self pitiness over his “hideousness”(gradesaver.com) and “bitterly reflect[ing] that even Satan is more fortunate than he: at least Satan has fellow devils to console him”(gradesaver.com). As the creature absorbs what he is learning, “his increasing knowledge only serves to make him more aware of his wretchedness”(gradesaver.com) and drastically decreases his self esteem and own personal worth. Precisely like humans when they feel like an outcast they demeanor their sense of worth and isolate themselves like Frankenstein did in the mountains for a while and the creature hide for months out in the forest. Frankenstein realizes he’s creation is a mere reflection of himself and

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