The subject of monstrosity and abnormality is a strong theme ofMary Shelly's Frankenstein. According to the Webster Dictionary, the term monstrosity.
is defined as abnormally wrong, malformed, or outrageously offensive, the .
monster Dr. Victor Frankenstein is creates fits this definition well. The cabalistic.
creature is the unconscious monster which lingers within Victor Frankenstein. .
Victor's powerful ambition and selfishness constitute as his unconscious monster, this.
alienates him from society. Indirectly, the monster seems to attack all the wholesome.
and conservative values which Victor detests and subconsciously battles. .
The utter hideousness of the creature Victor creates is the physical .
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focus of a monstrosity in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Victor is a handsome, respected.
doctor, who has nothing in common with the monster on his exterior self. However, .
his attitude and feelings prove to be strikingly different. In creating this abnormal and.
unnatural creation, Victor believes he is working toward scientific greatness. The .
reality is quite different. In his personal laboratory, Victor is free to carry on his own.
dark experiments without the supervision and rules of his teachers who bother him.
constantly. The creature represents a rebellious figure which is, in Victor's case, .
impossible to create in a normal environment. Secondly, by creating the creature.
completely opposite to himself, it is natural that the actions and behaviors of this .
monster will be similar to Victor's dark and suppressed feelings. Being a doctor .
and a public figure, Victor will not risk being judged negatively. As the monster .
causes havoc and turmoil, Victors inner anger is being released through his creation. .
Although Dr. Frankenstein has come to realize his mistake in creating the.
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monster, he is excited while explaining the search for scientific knowledge to.