The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, is a story that brings about many distinctive ideas. Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist of the novel, creates life from several parts of dead bodies. Shelley brings ideas to notice through Victor’s formation of the creature. The creature, being abandoned by his creator for an extensive period of time, goes out in search of affection and companionship but instead finds out that life isn’t as simple as anticipated. The creature goes through many stages that distinguish him at the end of the novel. His struggle towards understanding and awareness become more evident over time with the help of Shelley’s variety of techniques and he later becomes more conscious of the pillars of life and how humans live among…show more content…
The creature’s character and traits change throughout the novel. To begin with, the creature is shocked and ignorant about life and doesn’t understand the simple things that make up a person’s day. He also becomes very upset with the fact that his own creator or ‘parent’ had decided to abandon him and deny his existence. Because of this, the creature acts in an outrageous and ridiculous manner and goes about killing members of Frankenstein’s family and friends. “There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies? No: from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery." (16:137-138.) Throughout the novel, the creature realizes what is right from wrong and decides to learn what life really is like for a normal human being. He learns how to speak and read as well as assist in different activities. Although he continues to kill people because of the neglect of his creator, he later understands how it feels to lose a family member or…show more content…
Shelley traces the creature’s growth in understanding and awareness by focusing on his relationships with different characters in the book. To begin with, his relationship with his own father or creator doesn’t go the way he had hoped. Victor Frankenstein not only abandons the creature, but also denies his existence. The creature himself searches for acceptance into society. All he wants from his creator and the other people around him is love. “But it was all a dream; no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts; I was alone. I remembered Adam's supplication to his Creator. But where was mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him.” (15:132.) Because his creator had discarded him, the creature looks for other people in society to accept him for the way he is. He goes out into the woods, hoping he would find another person that would love him and care for him unlike his creator. He comes upon the De Lacey family. At first he learns to read and talk by watching over the family. He learns how a true family reacts with one another and hopes that one day he could be involved in such activities. Unfortunately, the De Lacey family also becomes horrified with the looks of the creature and leave immediately, leaving him more miserable than ever before. “…But my heart sank within
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