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Social Similarities Between Frankenstein And Elizabeth Lavenza

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Art Article: Frankenstein - Social Knowledge
The illustration above is my own visual representation of a type of knowledge displayed within the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. As you can see, I have depicted two couples in my black and white drawing; in particular, Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza are on the left, while the monster and his female partner is on the right.
In the first portion of this novel, Frankenstein secludes himself from the rest of the world in order to create life. He worked tirelessly until his creature came to life; unfortunately, he realized that he created a hideous monster soon after. Because of his fright and countless months of intense dedication to his studies, he grew weak and fell ill. I believe …show more content…

The creature eventually learned about language, culture, and the human society from the cottagers. Nonetheless, this new information made him realized that he was a lonely soul on this planet because his physical appearance made him undesirable. He is similar to his creator in view of the fact that they both began to suffer once they obtained the information they wanted; Frankenstein discovered the secret to life whereas the monster learned about the world. In addition, the creature began to seek tacit knowledge once his rage dwindled. Although he felt wronged by Frankenstein, the creature’s ability to calmly sit down to tell his story to him shows his expanding knowledge of self-control and relationships. Furthermore, the creature demanded that Frankenstein build him a female counterpart who would accompany him to a land far away. He yearned for affection and acceptance, but due to his appearance, his only hope was to find those qualities in a potential monster Frankenstein could create. Unfortunately, Frankenstein diminished all of the creatures hope when he ripped up the female body he made. This female body never came to life, yet it is a powerful symbol that represents the creatures desire to belong. I drew the female body lightly to show that she was present, yet unable to fulfill the monster’s

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