Ways Mary Shelley Makes the Reader Sympathize with the Monster in Frankenstein

I believe that Victor Frankenstein does not deserve the reader's sympathy. The lack of sympathy toward Victor is the result of how The Creature affected society due to his terrible parenting, along with the fact that he doesn't change his actions as he becomes aware of the grim choices he is making. The Creature, without a doubt scarred society. The cold-blooded killing of William Frankenstein by The Creature was the first domino in this line of pain. Victor, though "convinced of [the] truth" (Shelly 93), that The Creature killed William, does not tell anyone.

The story of Frankenstein showed three sides to the story, Victor's, the creature's, and the truth. The book was mainly based on Victor's perspective where he feels more hatred and antipathy with very little sympathy towards the creature. The author included little scenes with a huge part of the creature's side of the story that made readers feel pity for him. After all the controversial arguments, the is the correct side of the story and that is the truth. I believe that the author wanted the readers to decide whether to feel antipathy or sympathy towards the creature because both Victor and the creature have fault in what they've done. For every "right doing", came either disappointment or anger which always led to someone taking out their

That Cold Blooded Killer In Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein, the question arises: who is more deserving of our sympathy and high regard-Victor or his terrible killer creation? While this may be a difficult question for some, this essay will show readers why to jump on the Victor bus. While sympathy for the creature may be easy to show, people need to recognize and appreciate Victor's moral journey throughout the book. Victors’ evolution from a determined scientist to a remorseful individual highlights the complexity behind human nature and the consequences of extreme ambition. While the creature may be easy to sympathize with, Victor Frankenstein’s journey from an ambitious creator to a repentant individual leads readers to give their

Mary Shelley was a writer, novelist, and biographer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein. She had already written many stories and short novels, and even edited and promoted the works of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley . But Frankenstein; the Modern Prometheus was her first work to achieve popularity and great success, despite the initial bad reviews, claiming the novel to be ''a tissue of horrible and disgusting absurdity''. Frankenstein recalls the events of the fictional Victor Frankenstein and of his becoming an unholy creator of life. When the novel was written, science was highly debated; and Frankenstein was the first novel to give the impression that one day, science will destroy mankind. The subtle mixture of the

has had a very good start to his life and he has been spoilt beyond

Sympathy in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Frankenstein for many people is a huge fiendish monster, a brainless oaf with a couple of neck bolts, who is a horrible murderer. This image has been created by Boris Karloff and other television/film images. I also thought like that, believing Frankenstein to be a monstrous murderer, so when I was met with the text I was surprised to find as a mad scientist who creates a monster. This changed my opinion greatly at first.

Emotions play a big part in people’s daily life. In Mary Shelley's book, Frankenstein, emotions take a central role in the character’s lives. In the beginning of the book, Shelley portrays Victor as a loving character, “With this deep consciousness of what they owed towards the being to which they had given life, added to the active spirit of tenderness that animated both, it may be imagined that while during every hour of my infant life I received a lesson of patience, of charity, and of self control, I was so guided by a silken cord that all seemed but one train of enjoyment to me.” (32).

Many years have passed since the novel “Frankenstein” was published for the common readers, yet it gave a huge impact in the society’s point of views and beliefs about what kind of monster Victor Frankenstein created. Even in present day, the novel has influenced, in many ways, how to shape the opinions of the society. Although, it has many argumentatives elements, they are all based on how the monster develops in the story from a victim to a villain.

Victor Frankenstein had not only created a monster but he had also created this being that is full of knowledge seeking and understanding. Right from the beginning of the story, it is misunderstood by the monster's character. Frankenstein judges his creations outer shell and in doing so he neglects his creation making the “monster” feel vulnerable and naked to society. It is said that “No one is born hating another person for their skin, or his background, or his religion.” (Nelson Mandela, October 1, 1999). This quote is important because we must understand that the monster's hatred only comes from his experiences with the lack of connections people want to make with him. His bitterness and anger are because he has

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, an epistolary novel that structure a diverse narration enable through letters and dialogue. During the story, he author goes back and forth from writing from Victor’s point of view and other character’s perspective in the letters. The diction used to capture the feeling of abandonment, sorrow, and loss of identity that the monster felt. Victor also endured the feeling of sorrow because the very thing he created destroyed his entire family. The diction allowed the audience to connect to the characters, feel the pain and agony one’s faces after making a wrong decision that affects the rest of one’s life.

I feel sympathetic for the creature on many occasions in the fiction novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein has brought something to life that he cannot even look at without being horrified. I believe it was wrong that Frankenstein played God and created something he didn’t understand. Once you are finished with this essay I believe you will agree with me.

The desire to belong is natural in most humans. Even though we understand the struggle of belonging, we, as humans still persecute others who are different. This exclusion is, in itself, a form of bullying. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley exemplifies this phenomenon of human behavior when she shows the maltreatment Frankenstein’s monster receives for his unattractive physical features and how he attempts to communicate with others in order to put an end to his isolation. Despite the monster’s benevolent nature, he is still alienated because he is different. Through the use of the monster and his discrimination, Mary Shelley shows that humans are not that different from the monster in the way we seek others; and those that persecute others are the real monsters.

Mary Shelley discusses the themes of birth and creation, appearance and the necessity of companionship, love and acceptance in her novel Frankenstein. The themes that are explored in Frankenstein are relevant to today’s modern world. Shelley challenges readers by endorsing and confronting attitudes and values in her text through the events, circumstances and outcomes that take place in the novel, thus causing the reader to reflect upon their own lives and in turn the society around them.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has become a classic in modern literature. Her tale is full of moral lessons that encompass a wide variety of subjects but one of the most prevalent is the theme of knowledge and its pursuit. Frankenstein, Walton, and the Monster all have an appetite for acquiring knowledge and actively pursue their perspective interests, but it soon turns to the obsessive and proves to be dangerous. Each of the character’s desires demonstrates to be detrimental to them when no boundaries are established. Through the use of consequences, Shelley’s Frankenstein shows that the relentless and obsessive pursuit of knowledge can lead to dangerous and disastrous situations.

“I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish, nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept” (Shelley 91). In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Mary depicts a hideous, macabre, creature as one of the main characters, who seeks to discover and connect with the unknown world that it has been born into. The creator, Victor Frankenstein, studies life cycle of human beings, ultimately learning the secret of creation through unnatural means. These experiments result in a monster, who must to learn and grow in consciousness, much as an infant would awaken gradually to life. He is, at first, overwhelmed by new sensations, experiencing hunger, thirst, and exhaustion. The monster begins on a clean slate, starting in his adolescence, but experiences continuous vulgar abuse from beings who show to be quick to judge. Though the monster proves to have a positive heart initially, maltreatment gradually changes his response to people and causes him to react negatively to negative stimuli from experiences and necessity. The creature’s response to society is constructed through the mistreatment by Victor Frankenstein, the DeLacey family’s rejection, and his first meeting with Victor Frankenstein in the Alps.