Victor Frankenstein and his Creature share the same personality. Both ardently desire the acquisition of knowledge and to reach their goals. Victor hoped to create a new species, revealing how “[His] application… soon became so ardent and eager that the stars would often disappear in the light of morning whilst [he] was engaged in [his] laboratory” (29). Frankenstein worked day and night and never gave up his quest to create a new species that would hail him like a god, yet his experiment backfire and he created a deformed monster instead. Victor aches to acquire new knowledge, and he passes down this trait to his wretched creation. The monster hopes to learn how to talk so that he could love and be loved. He dedicates his efforts toward mastering …show more content…
As Victor begins crafting the female companion for his monster, he stumbles upon the fact that the woman might refuse to follow the rules of her male creator. Victor states “she might become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate… and she, who in all probability was to become a thinking and reasoning animal, might refuse to comply with a pact made before her creation” (121). This realization shows that Victor fears female autonomy and that the female creature could have a different way of thinking. Victor feels threatened by the possibility that this female creature could defy the plans he has predetermined for her. Men fear the idea that women can have a mindset of their own, and this fear drives Victor to destroy his second creature. The destruction of the female enrages the male wretch, and unleashes his wrath upon Frankenstein and his loved ones. The absence of the female is critical since it was what triggered the monster’s anger and retaliation towards Victor, which stripped him of all his loved ones. The absence of a major female character highlights the power of a woman, and how men suffer and are greatly affected by the lack of a female figure in their …show more content…
The creature is painted as an outcast, as well as a villain who wants to impede Victor’s journey. He is abandoned by Victor, who recalls “ breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room”(35). The monster is rejected by the very being who injected him with life, and he receives worse treatment from the unsuspecting and close minded humans of neighboring lands. The creature describes how he was harassed “until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons”(74). The creature is rejected by everyone he encounters, his wretched appearance sentencing him to be an outcast. The monster is also a scapegoat since he is hated by all and rejected because everyone believes the monster is devilish and incapable of benevolent deeds. The humans the creature encounter all attack him due to their prejudice and belief that he will harm them; the monster thus is forced to suffer for things he never did or planned to do. Furthermore, the creature does everything in his power to make Victor miserable, making him the villain of the tale. After surrendering to his evil thoughts, the creature declares war on Victor by saying “Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness… I will watch with the willingness of a snake that I may sting with its venom”
After the day that Victor’s monster comes to life his creator runs away in disgust at the creation he has made, leaving behind a lost creature looking for its place in the world. As the monster
The Creature, after learning what it is to love, requests that Victor creates a companion for him. Victor rejects the creature’s proposition, as Victor now understands the consequences of animating what shouldn't be alive, the Creature wants nothing more than for Victor to suffer, to feel the pain that he, as a wretch, faces. The Creature does so by devoting his life to the destruction of Victor’s. In chapter 24, the Creature states “But it is even so; the fallen angel becomes the malignant devil.” The creature is viewed as entirely evil by the characters of the novel, despite the scenes in which his benevolent nature is shown. It is ironic that Victor and his creature are foils of one another, yet they suffer a similar fate: their desire to destroy one another led to their ultimate
As a tragic hero, Victor’s tragedies begin with his overly obsessive thirst for knowledge. Throughout his life, Victor has always been looking for new things to learn in the areas of science and philosophy. He goes so far with his knowledge that he ends up creating a living creature. Victor has extremely high expectations for his creation but is highly disappointed with the outcome. He says, “I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Shelley 35). Frankenstein neglects the creature because of his horrifying looks, which spark the beginning of numerous conflicts and tragedies. At this point, the creature becomes a monster because of Victor’s neglect and irresponsibility. The monster is forced to learn to survive on his own, without anyone or anything to guide him along the way. Plus, the monster’s ugly looks cause society to turn against him, ad...
Victor’s relationship with the creature is one that is negatively affected by Victor’s anticipation. This is because Victor expects his creation to look beautiful. The reader can see this by examining the creature’s features. Victor gave his creation pearl white teeth and flowing black hair. However, upon first sight, Victor describes his monster as ugly using words like “horrid” and “hideous” and then he runs away from it. The reader can see how disappointed Victor is at the result of his work. “I had worked hard for nearly two years… [B]ut now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Shelley, 50). Shelley reveals to the reader the disappointment of Victor and how long he was looking forward to the birth of his creation, telling the reader that he got his hopes up. However, Victor fears the face of his creation and abandons it, negatively affecting their personal relationship. Because of this, the creature goes on a path of his own and later vows to take revenge on the human species. He kills some of Victor’s friends and family members. This not only affects his relationship with Victor, but Victor’s relationship with his friends and family. Victor’s anticipation of the creation of his creature negatively affects their personal relationship with each
During his abandonment, he wanders in the forest and learns social aspects from the DeLacey family. His request to Frankenstein is inspired by the relationship between Felix and Safie. When he saw the passion between them, the monster said that their love, “...expressed joy”(Shelley 83). Therefore, the monster learns that humans, essentially men, need women to eliminate such depressed feelings. When the monster demands a female creature, Frankenstein agrees to his request as he was threatened about the death of Elizabeth Lavenza. However, as he is working on his creation, he considers the possible consequences that this might bring because the monster, “had sworn to quit the neighbourhood…; but the female monster had not; and the female monster, who in all probability to become a thinking and reasoning animal” (Shelley 120). Frankenstein decides to discontinue the female creation which delivers a message that women can have a mind of their own. He believes that the female creature can decide whether or not to be a companion for the monster. If she were to choose not to, she would have the power to do so despite having destruction as a possible outcome.. Therefore, signifying that women have the potential to have agency and make decisions of their
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and the monster that he creates are very similar. For example, Victor creates the monster to be like himself. Another similarity is that the anger of both Victor and the monster is brought about by society. One more parallel between Victor and the monster is that they both became recluses. These traits that Victor and the monster possess show that they are very similar.
He is unfamiliar and unwanted with no one to guide him through. The monster came into the world and right away rejected by his creator, this implanted that he is only a disappointment. The monster commits many crimes, for the rejection of people, because there was no reason for people to reject him other than his appearance. He was only accepted, by a man that couldn't even see; this shows how humans are shallow beings. The monster wants revenge, and mostly on Victor, for he isolated him, he will isolate Victor as well. And he is very successful as he murder Victors loved
There are 7 billion people in this world. That is a copious amount, which means there is a wide variety of personalities and types of people. With all of these people, there are lots of differences between them, there are even slight differences between some of the commonalities. In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, two of the main characters are examples of two very different and unique people who have differences even between their similarities. Victor Frankenstein and the Creature have a few similarities that include they are both curious, determined, and guilty; but even within those similarities they are slightly different.
The instant Victor gives life to his monster, he feels a tremendous fit of loathing towards 'his child'. When the monster awakes, so does Victor, he suddenly realises what he has done, and that he has not fully thought his actions through and consequently rejects his creation, instantly damming it, to a life of misery, Victor must have known thi... ... middle of paper ... ... er leaves vowing to kill himself on his own funeral pyre, and this proves the monster's level of misery "I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me" The reader reacts in many different ways towards the monster, first there is sympathy because of his dreadful up-bringing but then that sympathy I lost because of the monster's violent nature. The main question is would the monster have turned out so evil if Victor had given it a caring home and an education?
“Allure, Authority, and Psychoanalysis” discusses the unconscious wishes, effects, conflicts, anxieties, and fantasies within “Frankenstein.” The absence of strong female characters in “Frankenstein” suggests the idea of Victor’s desire to create life without the female. This desire possibly stems from Victor’s attempt to compensate for the lack of a penis or, similarly, from the fear of female sexuality. Victor’s strong desire for maternal love is transferred to Elizabeth, the orphan taken into the Frankenstein family. This idea is then reincarnated in the form of a monster which leads to the conclusion that Mary Shelley felt like an abandoned child who is reflected in the rage of the monster.
In any novel the author is free to create and shape their characters in whatever way they see fit. In Frankenstein, Shelley does an excellent job of shaping her characters, be it however minute their part in the story, so that the reader gets a clear picture of Shelley's creations. It seems that each character in Shelley's Frankenstein is created by Shelley to give the reader a certain impression of the character. By doing this Shelley creates the characters the way she wants us to see them. She tells us certain things about them and gives them certain traits so that they will fit into the story the way she wants them to. In particular I will examine the characters of the monster, Elizabeth, and old man De Lacey.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley portrays an individual in a unique situation trying to overcome daily interactions while being faced with inconceivable misfortunes. Created by Victor Frankenstein, who set out on a journey to bring life to scrapped pieces of waste, he was then abandoned and left to fend for himself in a world he was abruptly brought into. After being abandoned by his creator for his less than appealing looks, this then sparked his inevitable desire for revenge. Eventually leading to the destruction of those associated with his creator. Knowing that he will never fit in, the monster began to act out in hopes of getting back at his creator for what he did. His vulnerability due to missing guidance and parental figures in his beginning stages of life contributed to his behavior. The books and article Family Crisis and Children’s Therapy Groups written by Gianetti, Audoin, and Uzé, Victim Of Romance: The Life And Death Of Fanny Godwin by Maurice Hindle, and Social Behavior and Personality by Lubomir Lamy, Jacques Fishcher-Lokou, and Nicolas Gueguen support why the monster acts the way he does. The monster’s behavior stems from Victor’s actions at the beginning of his life and therefore is not to blame. The creature in Frankenstein is deserving of sympathy even though he committed those murders because the lack of parental guidance, lack of family, and lack of someone to love led him to that. All in all his actions were not malicious, but only retaliation for what he had been put through.
As a result, the Creature becomes a wretched monster, who now has no sympathy for anyone or anything. The Creature becomes fixed on the idea of needing a companion, and due to this obsession, he turns Victor’s life upside down. The Creature is able to torment Victor by killing his family members, then quickly vanishing so Victor can not tell who or what he saw. The Creature and Victor finally meet again, and the Creature tells Victor of his stories and struggles. Throughout the novel, the Creature remains in the same state of being, he persistently harasses Victor and maintains a watchful eye on him.
One of the most influential contributions in the formation of the monster’s character is Victor’s failure as a creator and a father. As a creator, Victor has the responsibility of providing for his creation, just as God provided for Adam and Eve. At the same time, Victor also falls under the role of a father, and should therefore seek to strengthen the familial bond between the two of them. However, Victor fails in both of these endeavors, because he cannot accept the monster in his deformity. “Frankenstein’s sole regret… is that he did not create an aesthetically pleasing being” (Bond). Victor, due to his skewed vision of humanity, believes outer beauty to be a reflection of inner character, and that because of the monster’s hideous appe...
In Mary Shelley 's timeless novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein refers to his creation as an abhorrent "monster". However, throughout relating his tale to Captain Walton, Frankenstein shows that he is the true monster. While "the monster" is overcome with a desire for revenge and a feeling of hatred towards man only after he is treated like a monster, Victor acts heartlessly while putting himself before anyone else, the true definition of a monster. Throughout the novel, Frankenstein demonstrates his selfish nature; his creation, on the other hand, shows selflessness and generosity even after being shunned by man. Shelley makes is very evident that although Frankenstein 's creation is referred to as "the monster", Victor Frankenstein is the real monster in Frankenstein.