Examples Of Companionship In Frankenstein

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Spencer Wyatt
Mrs. Pierson
English III
3/25/15
Companionship in Frankenstein

Human companionship is one of the most basic needs of humans that can be seen in the Creation story. It is tricky for any human to find the perfect companion especially if one is one of a kind. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein two characters exemplify this need Dr. Victor Frankenstein and The Creature are in search of the same thing a companionship. Acording to Victor in chapter two of the book he said This shows that Victor Frankenstein came from a well rounded family that was always there for him . SO he grew up with a lot of positive relationships with his family. However as he grow in to a adult victor has very few relationship. Only really with Elizabeth and the …show more content…

Like when Mrs. Frankenstein risks her life to save Elizabeth. Mrs. Frankenstein died because she contracted the same illness that Elizabeth for cured of. This part shows that family is so important that people would risk being killed just to help Elizabeth to feel more comfortable and better. Another time in Frankenstein where Robert Walton writes letters to his sister. Telling his sister all about his life and what is going on right then in his journey. There are many other examples of companionship in this Novel but the one that is right at the center of this story. The friend enemy kind of relationship that Victor Frankenstein shares with the monster that he creates him. This relationship has been looked at as a Father son relationship since Victor made him, and the disagreement they have a resemblance of the arguments that a son would forge with his father. This is also viewed as a father son relationship would be that victor is the only one of the two that is properly educated and is intelligent. So this book looks like a parent to child conversation. After the monster is educated a little more he asks victor to make him a mate. After Victor is asked this he find s himself in a dilemma. To make another monster and ruin his own life due to the stress and how much creating something takes out of you. To now have two monsters and might be able to have …show more content…

Frankenstein explains that, as the monster sees the being that Frankenstein is creatingThe monster looks at the new creature with a smile because he knows that this thing will eventually become his companion. Once she is created, the monster will finally be able to reach a form of happiness and will no longer have to live in complete solitude. However, when Frankenstein destroys this half-finished creature, the monster exclaims, Frankenstein has extinguished the monster’s hope of companionship, so the monster vows to destroy Frankenstein’s life. He no longer has anything to live for, so the monster’s only motivation in life becomes revenge against his creator. This quote from Shelly’s book shows how much the monster valued companionship and how much all other beings value it to. Frankenstein feels that he has nothing left to live for when the monster kills his loved ones. He explains that while his companions are dead and he is still alive, Frankenstein has no reason to live, because his life is meaningless without his friends and family that were killed by the

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