A Toronto man with a mind of a six year old, is currently behind bars with no where to call home. Leroy Humphrey was removed from his group home and sent to Maplehurst Correctional Centre, where he has been teased and bullied by inmates. (Trish Cawford) This man is excluded from the basic rights and luxuries offered to the common citizen because he is different and society does not yet know how to accept and incorporate such people within the mass. Similarily, Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are two books that highlight the prevailing element within society that forces humans with more ability to oppress the lower classes of society. Dave Boyle from Mystic River and “Frankenstein” the monster from Mary Shelley’s …show more content…
To begin, in Mystic River during Dave’s childhood everyone mocks him, because the entire community is aware of what happened to him, however when he gets older there are less people who remember and thus he is able to prevent discrimination against himself. Dave is able to get married to Celeste and live a normal life, because he hides his past from everyone, The narrator describes Celeste’s reasoning for marrying Dave, “It had been Dave who Celeste had ultimately settles –for?-on. He was good-looking and funny and very few things seemed to ruffle him…[he] never complained about anything and almost never talked about his childhood before high school” (Lehane 54). The quotation shows how the only way Dave can prevent himself from exclusion is by associating himself with people who are blinded to his past. The success to dave’s marriage is directly related to his wife not knowing his past, thus showing the level of hate in society. Similarly, in Frankenstein the monster because of his monstrous appearance is unsuccessful in having an audience with anyone, so as to explain to them his innocence. However, the only person that is able to judge him beyond his looks is a blind man named De Lacey. The blind man replies to the monster’s plea for help, “I am blind and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is something in your words which persuades me that you are sincere…pleasure to be in any way serviceable to a human creature”(Shelley 145). This quotations highlights that the level of hate in society is so high that only one person in the entire book judges the monster based on something other than his looks. The blind man is the only person who accepts to listen to the monster, and to no suprise,
Let your imagination grasp if you can; walking down a bustling street, people going about their daily business then suddenly stopping without hesitation to glare. As you draw nearer the faces of the crowds gaze from horror to repulsion. The disgusted people whisper jeers to each other and all are too appalled to speak to you or ask you your name. So different from everyone else, you are ugly and have nothing by which to answer even if asked. You feel awful despair as you approach and they turn away in repulsion and feel the sting of their eyes and then the cold of their shoulders.
The quote shows the creature’s feelings towards humanity. He believes that it is not his fault for acting like a monster but humans' fault for they refused to accept him. By isolating the creature they turned him into a monster who wanted revenge against the person who brought him into existence only to suffer. The creature only wanted to belong but when he was continuously treated terribly he saw that it would never happen and became the monster everyone expected him to be.
Mary Shelley uses irony in the development of Frankenstein and the creature in order to create more dynamic and complex characters who are foils of one another.
The obsessed search for knowledge, fame and fortune can often undervalue one’s life and become the main focus of their existence. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, she proves that obsession is a dangerous aspect of the human behavior, which always results in a negative outcome, this is mainly portrayed through the protagonist of the story Dr. Victor Frankenstein, because of Dr. Frankenstein’s obsessive personality he fails to recognize the affects of his scientific experiments which eventually lead to his and his family’s death.
As human nature, we tend to judge too much. We judge others by the color of their skin, their weight, if they have acne or not, and how they dress The Creature, from Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, is judged throughout the entire novel. He looks different,
In most novel and movies monsters are known to be evil, committing numerous crimes against humanity and are normally the ones that we don’t sympathize with. However, this novel carefully shows the reader that monsters can be good creatures, with a decent heart and act based on the actions of others. The novel shows how the monster should be pitied, rather than criticised. Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein” manages to create sympathy for the creature through speech, actions and mistreatment the creature suffers.
Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a story about the dangers of knowledge and the consequences of overstepping moral and ethical boundaries. By examining Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through a psychoanalytic lens, it can be interpreted that the creature is a mirror of Victor Frankenstein’s personality. Psychoanalysis argues that the conscious and unconscious mind are made up of the id, superego and ego. In order to self-actualize the conscious and unconscious mind must be in equilibrium. The creature and Victor both strive for self-actualization through their yearning to understand the world. They share the experience of lower-level emotions like the need for revenge. Ultimately, the destruction in the novel is rooted in Victor’s and the creature’s experience of parental abandonment,
A Victorian Era writer named Mary Shelley was ahead of her time in her way of thinking. She had what were considered radical thoughts for women, who she believed were deserving of more rights in their homes and in society. This progressive rationale aided her in her literary works; particularly a novel she wrote called “Frankenstein.” The fundamental understanding of “Frankenstein” comes from understanding Mary Shelley’s influences and upbringing in life. Becoming familiar with who Mary Shelley was as a person will assist in the exploration of feminist and anti-feminist influences in her novel, “Frankenstein.”
Frankenstein and Society Society is inevitable. It will always be there as a pleasure and a burden. Society puts labels on everything as good or bad, rich or poor, normal or aberrant. Although some of these stamps are accurate, most of them are misconceptions. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley this act of erring by society is extremely evident. One example of this judgment is the way the family is looked upon. They are seen by society as the lower class. They work every day on their garden to make food for meals because they do not have enough money to be able to buy food. They are viewed as poor and unfortunate, but are actually rich in spirit. They are good people. They do not complain with the status quo but enjoy what they have, which is an admirable trait for people in any standing. The old blind man sings songs to the others, plays a musical instrument, and adds a sense of experience and content to the family. The children do their daily work without griping as well. Just because they are looked down upon by society that still does not stop them from enjoying what has been provided for them. Society itself, which is supposed to be good, is actually ignorant. They wrongly treat the monster on the assumption that he actually is a monster. They scorn, attack, and shun the monster just because of his outward appearance. This is not justified by anything except his demeanor. They are also afraid of it because they are afraid of things about which they no nothing. Society also unjustly kills Justine because she is the only person that could have possibly have done such an evil act. They again wrongly label Justine as the killer. They do not look into the facts but instead find a quick and easy answer to the problem.
The fact that Frankenstein’s creation turns on him and murders innocent people is never overlooked; it has been the subject of virtually every popularization of the novel. What is not often acknowledged is the fact that Frankenstein himself embodies some of the worst traits of humankind. He is self-centered, with little real love for those who care about him; he is prejudiced, inflexible and cannot forgive, even in death. While some of these traits could be forgivable, to own and flaunt them all should be enough to remind a careful reader that there are two "monsters" in Frankenstein.
Tragedy shows no discrimination and often strikes down on those undeserving of such turmoil. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a creature more repulsive than one can imagine is brought to life by a young scientist. Although this creature is horrifying in sight, he is gentle by nature. Unfortunately, the softer side of the creature is repeatedly overlooked and the so called “monster” is driven to a breaking point. Even though the Creature committed many crimes, Mary Shelley’s Creature was the tragic hero of this story because of his efforts rescue the life of a young girl and helping destitute cottagers.
...e seeking help and strength to take care of problems in their lives. Victor Frankenstein is a man with a loving and caring family. Family and friends are an important part of his life. He has his whole life in front of him, when creates his monster. He creates the monster in the likeness of man with same need of love and affection as man. Although, this is his creation, he lets the monster down and does not care for him. The monster begins to feel neglected and lonely and wants desperately to have a human relationship. The monster turns angry and revengeful because he is so sad and abandoned. He wants Victor to feel the way that he does, all alone. The monster succeeds and Victor ends up losing all the important in his life and his own life. In the end, the monster dies and the need for human relationship becomes the destruction for both the monster and Victor.
The idea of duality permeates the literary world. Certain contradictory commonplace themes exist throughout great works, creation versus destruction, light versus dark, love versus lust, to name a few, and this trend continues in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The pivotal pair in this text however, is monotony versus individuality. The opposing entities of this pairing greatly contrast against each other in Frankenstein, but individuality proves more dominant of the two in this book.
However repugnant he was on the outside, when Frankenstein’s creature begins to tell his tale of sorrow and rejection the creature does not seem to be monstrous. Although rejected multiple times by the humans around him when he finds a family in poverty and “suffering the pangs ...
The story begins with Dave telling the reader a little about himself and his old job as a bouncer at a nightclub. He appears to be your average 40-year-old; he talks about providing for his family, playing with his kids, drinking with his buddies, and watching Fraiser. However, throughout the story, the reader gets a more and more in depth look into the mind of Dave.