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The Role Of The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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There exist literature writers with an interest in monster characters to develop a storyline that reflects on the different aspects of the society happenings. Monsters get used by authors to illustrate features of a legendary animal that portray frightening forms of various animals with a grotesque deviating from the standard shape, behavioral characteristics, and characters of an animal or human being. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein monster book and the story revolves around Victor Frankenstein as the central character who is fascinated with philosophy, chemistry, and alchemy (Tropp). At the University, Frankenstein's interests get seen through his plan to re-create and reanimate a dead body to make his ambition in chemistry, alchemy, and …show more content…

The haunting of Frankenstein by the creature he re-animated elaborates the features of a monster since the fascinating curiosity pursued by Victor turned into a nightmare of a monstrous creature. The horrible creature had a yellow skin with watery eyes, a shriveled complexion, and straight black lips that Victor describes in Frankenstein as disgusting and frightening (Baldick). The horrific nature of the monstrous creation by Victor that got made from human corpses makes him unable to finish school and makes him sick for months.
The behavioral tendencies of the creature formed by Victor portray the wickedness and cruelty associated with monsters. The monster pursues revenge against Victor and his family since Victor created the monster and failed to cater for his needs. The running away of Victor made the monster plan attack on his brother William and the execution of Justine, Frankenstein family servant, failed to take heed of Victor's theory. The evil nature of the monster gets evidenced when they meet with Victor on a trip to the Swiss Alps where the monster confesses to the crime

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