Physically speaking, the monster’s character is built by combining raw materials from dead and useless body parts; although, secrecy is how the monster’s mental character is built in both the film and book. It made him as a good-hearted fellow, which eventually was turned to a darker side due to the treatment he received from every person who laid eyes upon him. Society rendered his presence nothing but a relentless creature; even his own creator could not tolerate the look of the
Victor put a lot of hard work and compassion into creating the monster, which took him nearly two years. He showed his love for his work and was dedicated in making the monster come to life. He kept a journal with notes on how he created the monster and what steps he took. The monster also had compassion for finding friends and trying to fit in with society and wanted to be cared for and feel the love for others. While Victor had love from his family, he did not have love for the monster.
In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, it’s evident that that the theme she is trying to illustrate is that the creature’s birth and behavior favors nurture over nature. The creature’s first influence was the De Lacey family. They unknowingly nurtured him in the early stages of his life and despite the fact that the creature had an unnatural birth, he still possessed the characteristics of a newborn baby. A primary example of this is when the creature first makes his discovery of fire: One day, when I was oppressed by cold, I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain.
Unreliable Narrators In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Dr Frankenstein’s monster is possibly one of the most iconic characters of all time, but so few have actually read the original book from which he came. Often do we see him portrayed at the hulking, 8 foot-tall greenish grey brut with a flat head and bolts in his neck. Add some Doc Martins, a tattered black suit and some stitches here and there and you’ve got yourself a pretty accurate depiction. Past that, there is almost nothing that we can definitively know actually occurred. Since the entire text, is a retelling by Captain Walton, the actual events could be quite different, a result of a real life game of telephone.
After having our first seminar I have a lot of ideas about the creature in which Frankenstein had created. I believe that he is a knowledge hungry creature who desires to obtain knowledge so he can be able to interact with humans and that he isn’t so lonely since his created deserted him. His personality allows him to want to interact with humans but once he tries he realizes how much he really doesn’t fit in. Throughout chapters 11 and 17 the creature undergoes a lot of trouble to interact with humans and to learn from their language and from their ways of life. I believe when the creature is telling Frankenstein how he learned how to use fire was one of the major discoveries that the creature had made.
" Victor Frankenstein was a young man with true ambition. He maintained a deep interest for science and learning throughout the novel. Although Victor was a man who had no evil intentions of unleashing a horrible monster, he succeeded in doing so because his pride led him to believe he was indomitable and could imitate a power that only the gods possess: to create man. However, upon seeing the unnatural features of the ghastly creature, he abandoned the abomination and left the monster to fend for himself in the outside world. The events that Victor endured were similar to the story of Prometheus in which the novel alludes to.
The Creation was very lonely and just wanted a friend, so he slowly persuaded Victor Frankenstein to make him a companion. Feeling sorry for his Creation, he gives in and starts his work once again. The Creation comes to see how Victor is coming along with his companion, watching through a window happy and smiling at what his new companion is going to look like. Looking up startled by his Creation smiling back at him from the window, Victor panics thinking that his Creation is angry with what his companion looks like and he destroys her, which severely angers Victor’s
Frankenstein Frankenstein and the Monster share no common characteristics and live completely separate lives. Many believe that parents and children will always share common characteristics because of the simple reason that they are related, but this is not always a true theory. In the case that is presented in Frankenstein, because of the fact that victor left his monster , the monster cannot learn from Victor or vice versa, therefore they cannot become like each other and share common characteristics. There is a lot of information that leads to the belief that Frankenstein is different than the creature, but many also make the mistake that he is more alike. Although Frankenstein created the creature, he and the creature separated right from the monsters creation and they did not encounter each other again and the creature had developed different characteristics and habits of his own.
Even after hearing the creature’s tale of his hardship, loneliness, and rejection, Frankenstein still refuses to accept the creature’s request for a female companion, which is its one wish in life. Frankenstein displays selfishness and a lack of compassion, so consequently he does not display human qualities. Empathy and compassion towards others are key characteristics of human beings, so the creature’s exhibition of these traits and Frankenstein’s lack prove Victor Frankenstein may have been a brilliant scientist; his creation is more human than he ever is in the
We have talked about a similar topic in class on why the monster was isolated from the society, and while the discussion I thought that it was the monster’s lack of self-esteem that eventually caused his exile from the society. I understand that he would not have any self-esteem before his education of language and knowledge, since before the monster learns to express himself, his actions are no less than terrifying which would only make