In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the movie Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton, the creature and Edward are unable to evolve into ordinary members of society due to the effects of long periods of isolation. The isolation that both Edward and the creature in Frankenstein experience from being separated by their creators leaves them ignorant when trying to follow the rules of society. In the novel Frankenstein, the creature is abandoned by Victor Frankenstein at the very moment of his creation, and he is forced to discover the frightening reality of the world all by himself. Because he had no guidance, the creature was unable to successfully adapt to the regulations of society. On the other hand, in the movie, Edward’s creator died before he was finished being created, forcing him to live in his creator’s home in isolation for many years before being discovered.
First, Frankenstein is set in a male-dominated society, where the influence of women in the family is not present very often. The dream that Victor has before the monster is created, gives the reader an idea behind Victor’s motives. When he visions Elizabeth as his dead mother lying there, it represents the weakness of compassion in women. After he has this dream, he wants create a being that could act as his child and love him like one. So Victor does just that, but after it awakes, he is filled with disgust and hates his creation because in his eyes it is ugly.
The book is the start of the monster’s abhorrence to man, as the monster thinks that he cannot fit in with people because he does not own any property and does not know he was born. So, the monster begins to believe that he is an outcast. I would replace this book with The Ugly Duckling. Ruins of Empires causes the monster to lose self-esteem. The Ugly Duckling is well renowned for creation of self-esteem in children.
As he had gotten older, he grandfather had passed away and was completely devastated. While him and his brother, Meiyo, left to St. Anthony’s Orphanage. He was only seven. At the orphanage he was separated from Meiyo because of the age difference. Jimmy didn’t want to be there no longer and kept on running away until his Aunt Charlotte signed him over to a detention center because no one wanted to take him and care for him.
If only Frankenstein had tried to learn what his creature need before he gave him life! He created the creature that he rejected because its worldly form did not reflect the glory of his original idea. Thrown, unaided and ignorant, into the world, the creature began his own journey into the discovery of the strange meanings of the human language and society. The creature was an untamed and extreme version of the free individual. Without the support and shelter of a family, the creature nevertheless gained an education of sorts.
Victor brought physical isolation upon himself throughout his life. Victor had physical isolation because he isolated himself in his chamber creating the creature. Victor was deprived of "rest and health" and had "worked hard for nearly two years." After Victor created the monster the physical isolation turned into emotional isolation because he had to deal with the fact that he had created a monster. Victor lived in his
From the start of the novel, The Monster has been raising himself in a forest by himself, in isolation from absolutely everything and everyone. Years after his creator Victor betrays him, The Monster still recognizes that he is lonely, and does not have anyone care for. This abandonment ultimately causes him to kill Victor’s family members, acting significantly different from his nature. The Monster says, “Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence… I was wretched, helpless, and alone” (Shelly 132). Loneliness puts The Monster in a mentally unstable position.
The Outsider: Theme When one does not follow society’s expectations, he or she can be judged negatively by others is a theme in The Outsider. In the novel, Meursault is judged by society because of his response to circumstances around him. Meursault is sentenced to death because society cannot accept his behaviour and his actions. His detachment from the outside world and his actions were what caused Meursault’s execution. Meursault’s detached personality is first shown when he showed no emotion at his mother’s funeral and how he did not know his mother’s age: “I [Meursault] hadn’t wanted to see mother, hadn’t cried once and I’d left straight after the funeral without paying my respects at her grave.” (86).
The ending of Odyssey’s story was him reuniting with his family, but Jason didn’t reunite with his family because his dad already died. The characters in both stories came upon monsters in their journey, and there was a cyclop in both
The death in the story is not so noticeable as you begin reading. Decay on the other hand is apparent. As a child, her life was very difficult. Her father occupied a high social position in the town of Jefferson. He shunned Emily from society and forbade anyone to see or even meet her.