Summary Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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As shown in the Bible, Adam committed a huge sin by eating the apple from the forbidden tree and when he got caught by God his creator he tried to blame Eve for the evil actions that they committed although both of them were at fault. In the horror-science novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley writes a story of a man 's ambition to play the role of God and tries to create another human being instead he creates a monster that acts like a human that faces many human trials. Mary Shelley relates this to Frankenstein, and in real life, in that, you can not abandon and mistreat things because it does not turn out or look how you wanted to because that may lead to consequences that you were not expecting. As an effect of creating a monster, Frankenstein …show more content…

As the monster attempts to recount his story, "A strange multiplicity of sensations...various senses." (Shelly 85). As a young child, you should already be able to tell the difference between your senses with help coming from your parents, but the monster had no one there to teach him and had to learn on his own. As he was laying down to sleep, the monster states, "...chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people...I longed to join them...". (Shelly 92). This quote shows that the family was acting in a gentle manner because that is how they usually act like and would change once they see him. This family even inspire him to want to learn more about feelings that ordinary humans experience throughout their life. While trying to figure out a way to introduce himself, the monster states, "I was alone...he had abandoned me...I cursed him." (Shelly 113). He finally realizes that Victor left him which caused great bitterness and hatred in his heart. However, after introducing himself, he now feels deceived on how the family acted because he perceived that they had tender hearts and would not be afraid of him because of his looks. So when he comes upon Frankenstein brother, he states "Frankenstein...my enemy...eternal revenge...victim." (Shelly 123). This quote relates to how they both feel like enemies toward each other. He kills William in a fit of …show more content…

However, the monster is also at fault in that he did not have to kill all of those innocent people in a fit of rage and jealousy because he did not have the appreciation of Frankenstein. Adam and Eve were both at fault for their evil doings which led to their abandonment from God similarly to Victor and his creation. Both creations would go on to regret their doings so would the

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