Marx's fourth and final element of alienation is a worker's alienation from others. This occurs when a worker is so driven by the bourgeoisie that his work becomes more important than relationships with those around him. .
Marx's first point of alienation is the alienation of the worker from his work. In the case of Frankenstein, Victor's drive to complete the monster is born out of his obsession to his project, just like the bourgeoisie's drive on the proletariats to complete their work. Victor admit, "Unless I had been animated by an almost supernatural enthusiasm, my application to this study would have been irksome and almost intolerable" (Shelly 42). Victor's obsession even benefits from his toil - the more Victor works, the stronger his obsession grows even though his health deteriorates. Stockhammer writes, "Whatever the product of his labor is, he is not. Therefore the greater this product, the less is he himself" (6 as quoted in White 27). Marxist viewpoints on this parallel Victor's obsession with the bourgeoisie. Just as the bourgeoisie control the proletariats, so does Victor's obsession control him. Also, the bourgeoisie and Victor's obsession benefit from the lower class work. .
Marx's second point of alienation, alienation of the worker from working is shown very clearly in Victor. Victor toils with the making of the monster for two years and derives no joy from the endeavor. "Often did my human nature turn with loathing from my occupation" (Shelly 44). Marx attributes this to the "patterning of work in the capitalist mode of production into an endless sequence of discrete, repetitive, trivial, and meaningless motions, offering little, if any, intrinsic satisfaction" (Boundless). Victor's work of continual work on a project that offers no joy only brings him sickness and despair. He referred to his place of work as a "slaughter house [and a] cell" (Shelly 44) and dubbed his toil as "unlawful" (Shelly 45).