Frankenstein And Victor's Relationship Essay

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Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ explores the relationship between creator and being in a very complex manner and allows the reader to delve deep into the psyche of the purpose of their individual journeys. Victor deals with the problems he encounters in his life by fleeing and seeking alternatives instead of confronting them. His avoidance creates further problems once the Creature he created begins to seek him out. The Creature on the other hand is left with nothing; he has to seek understanding and solace by himself. They each have a need to fulfill something inside of them that is constantly fleeting, an acceptance that cannot be found in others. They give themselves to their passions without much contemplation or thoughts of consequence. …show more content…

Victor isolates himself from society in a need to fulfill a desire to have complete control, even over life. This becomes most apparent when he goes to school and cuts himself off from people, including family, and further envelops himself into his studies which becomes his “sole occupation.” (29) When Victor’s mother dies it creates a void within Victor, his mother was the closest relationship he had as a boy. Her death causes Victor to feel a deep despair as he presents when he says “I need not describe the feelings of those whose dearest ties are rent by that most irreparable evil, the void that presents itself to the soul, and the despair that is exhibited on the countenance.” (24) This void spurs his obsessive need to create the perfect human and cure death, resulting in the Creature. In contrast the Creature has a need to be included in society and feels a need to be part of something. The Creature is abandoned from the very beginning of his life, he is forced into complete isolation and spends his life searching for companionship. In his desperation for a connection the Creature hides away in a family’s home to teach himself to be articulate and social, in hopes that when he finds his “father,” Victor he can converse with him, explain his emotions, and have a relationship with him. Both Victor and the Creature lack real connection in their lives, Victor’s solitude was a choice while the Creature’s was forced upon him at

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