Mary Shelley wrote the book "Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus," to tell a story about a man who's humanity is going down like a ski slope. Mary Shelley's idea of humanity is interesting and she showed a lot of it into Victor Frankenstein's character. Shelley's ideal definition of humanity contradicted Victor's own humanity. Victor's creative mind help create a being that will strip him of his humanity. This essay will help explain her ideas and my ideas on Victor's alienation, responsibilities, and feelings of being human.
Before the creation of the creature Victor said, "No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself" (Shelley 45). This meant that he did feel like being human, because his friends and family surrounded him to give him comfort. This happiness of feeling human did not last long, because he had an idea that forced him to alienate all the people he cares for. Alienating society made Victor forget about society's acceptance of beauty. "Breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (Shelley 61). This was what Victor said after the monster woke up. Society typically looks at appearance and judges something or somebody by it. Victor never really asked for advice on creating a creature. When he did share his ideas to Professor Krempe, Krempe rejected the idea and still Victor ignores him (Rehmann-Sutter 169). This ignorance and irresponsibility on doing the right thing leads to my next topic, which is responsibility.
After Victor made the Monster and it stood up, he despised it and hoped it went away. Well, Victor passed out only to wake up to a scary thing and like a wimp he runs away (Shelley 61). He should have realized that there would be a great deal of responsibility in maintaining this monster. The only reason his creature was a monster was Victor neglected it. After finishing the book, I wondered what would have happened to the monster if Victor took care of it? If Victor was responsible enough to take care of it and teach it human quality, then maybe his work could help the world.
Frankenstein are very similar. ... Frankenstein. ... Because the monster has to discover himself and humanity, he has already been through more than any human has. ... The monster feels shunned by humanity and believes that the only way to find someone who will love him is to have Dr. ... However, through the monster's longing of human qualities, he exhibits more humanity than Dr. ...
The deformed appearance of monster proved Frankenstein's mistake. ... This brought suffering to the monster because of rejection by humanity, such as he was hit by villagers. ... This caused the monster to grow malice that he "declared everlasting war" against humanity. ... This shows the cold side of Frankenstein. ... Frankenstein was indirectly the murderer. ...
Mary Shelley used these new philosophies when writing Frankenstein. The main character, Victor Frankenstein, is a young scientist who studies the forbidden sciences. ... Although Frankenstein is not a Romantic character, we as readers can recognize Frankenstein as a hero through many of his noble traits. His love, understanding, and compassion for his family, and his earnest determination at the beginning of the novel to create a masterpiece for the good of humanity strongly portrays many qualities society considers heroic. ... The monster didn't think anything bad about humanity unt...
Frankenstein My theme is about human injustice towards outsiders. ... Frankenstein's monster is an outcast. ... Here, the monster shows a unique ability to analyze humanity because, though he's not a human himself, he has the intelligence of one. ... This shows Western culture in a nutshell and shows the monster's ability to put humanity in perspective. ... I feel bad for Frankenstein's monster and understanding of his view of humanity. ...
The Values of Frankenstein In the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, she tries to express different values within the characters. ... In the begging of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley shows the rejection value when Frankenstein was creating the monster at his home. ... Throughout the book Frankenstein reveals it's all about him and no one else. ... This leads us to believe that Frankenstein disregarded all feelings of humanity towards anybody but himself. ... Frankenstein causes him to have mental break down. ...
In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein struggles for control over one aspect of nature and disastrously, through the monster, nature controls him to a much greater degree. ... Therefore, in the process of creating his new life, Faust, becomes distant and unconcerned with all reality and humanity around him. ... Therefore, Faust and Frankenstein's desire to create, lead them to withdraw themselves from society. ... Frankenstein, desires to create life and become a motherly figure which supersedes any other emotion or need. ... This unhappiness causes Faust and Frankenstein to commit acts...
In the story of Frankenstein, there are three real monsters: society, Frankenstein, and the creature. ... In the story, the most obvious representation of a monster is the creature that Frankenstein created. ... This beast possessed all the necessary characteristics of a true monster: unnatural and extreme deformities, wickedness, lack of humanity for other humans, and the ability to kill. ... The last monstrous presence in Frankenstein is society. ... I feel that the story of Frankenstein is closely related to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. ...
Whether through curiosity or the ambition of infallible supremacy, Man has toyed with the idea of playing God through out history, and it could be argued that the ability to create is the only thing keeping humanity from reaching a god-like status. ... Science and scientists have attempted to further humanity, and while attaining many positive goals, has provided us, and continues to provide us, with the potential for disaster. ... Frankenstein's creation ultimately comes back to destroy him. ... Frankenstein acquires a great power through the ability to create life, and through this pow...
"Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus" is a gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley and firstly published anonymously in 1818. ... However, Frankenstein is overcome with guilt as he is confronted with the creature's ignoble appearance and proceeds to abandon him. ... In her novel "Frankenstein, " Mary Shelley parallels the stories of Victor Frankenstein, the creature, and Robert Walton to underscore the idea that knowledge is indeed a potentially great power, but that be extremely dangerous when one isn't in control of it. ... Victor longed to rid humanity of " the diseas...