Is Humanity Really Frankenstein 's Monster?

The word monster has a negative connotation to it and usually refers to something that is evil in nature. In chapters ten and eleven of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Victor is shown to be more monstrous that his creature.

Mary Shelley’s literary masterpiece Frankenstein relates the story of Victor Frankenstein and his unnatural creation, told in three distinct narratives, that eventually leads to Frankenstein’s disastrous end. One narrative in particular, that of Frankenstein’s creation’s, highlights the creature’s conversion into a true monster rather than an almost human being as a result of a terrible injustice upon him. The access to his narrative allows for a deeper understanding of the creature’s very nature and the impact the injustices in his life have on him. The creature that Frankenstein creates is not a monster by nature; rather, the misfortunes that befall upon him and the injustice that he feels cause him to become a heartless monster on a

“With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs,” writes Mary Shelley, describing the moment in which Victor Frankenstein fully identifies his creation. He realizes that this monster could ruin both his life and the lives of many more people. Shortly after this realization, the creator rushes out of the room. What to do now that this creature is

Could the creature be more human than his creature? In Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstoncraft Shelly, Victor Frankenstein acts more like a monster than his creature. The creature could have been kind if only mankind didn’t treat him like a monster he looks like. Some or all of the deaths could have been avoided if the creature felt like he was treated kindly.

The character of Frankenstein has evolved in today’s pop culture to be a giant, green monster that chills the bones of children. Children recognize his zombie-like walk with his arms reaching out as well as the bolts in his neck. They think he grunts and groans to communicate. Nonetheless, these assumptions of the authentic Frankenstein are mistaken. His differences from humanity are diminutive once analyzed. The being Victor Frankenstein created possesses civilized characteristics and actions. The monster is a male who learns to talk, read, interact, and survive in an unfamiliar world by himself. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor’s creation is often referred to as “the monster,” however after analyzing the

Victor Frankenstein did not know what he was doing he just wanted to make a monster. He couldn't decide if he should do a animal or a person he didn't know what he purpose of this will be be wasn't sure what he should name him he had no clue about anything. The main reason why he wanted to make a monster was because for so long he only wanted a friend he was so lonely for so long he just wanted to make a friend for himself. “i began the creation of a human being.” He really wanted a human friend but then he thought how cool it would be to have a pet as a monster and how they can do cool tricks. As the creation was still going on he just began to form him and see what he would get out of the creation. “Although i processed the capacity

Even though the creature embodies the classic stereotype of a monster, Mary Shelley plays on certain contrasts to Frankenstein in order to exemplify the adequate line concerning human kind and monstrosity. To start with, Frankenstein crafts a malevolent monster out of greediness because he wants to obtain notoriety and become a famous scientist. Victor Frankenstein claims without worry that “no father could claim the gratitude of his child as completely as I should deserve” (Shelley 80). Frankenstein’s absence of worry for consequences and desire for fame can categorize him as a monster.

“Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude” (Shelley 100), Mary Shelley writes in her well known 19th century novel, Frankenstein. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is the famous horror novel that Mary Shelley began writing at the young age of 19 and published at the age of 21 in 1818 (Mary Shelley- Biography). Mary Shelley subtly compares herself to the creature she creates in her novel, Frankenstein, due to the fact that they were both shunned by society, both the creature and Mary suffered horrible loneliness, and Mary also presented many parallels that the monster shares with her personal life. Mary Shelley is known for her unique personality and ambitions for a woman of this time period. The role of a woman

Do I think Frankenstein's monster was really a monster? No I don’t, honestly he was the most human. Victor was the monster. Although ‘Frank’ did kill Victor’s wife and a small boy, Victor cut off his owns wife’s head. If you're calling ‘Frank’ a monster because he killed two people then yeah maybe he is. “Regular” people do that and worse to other people daily. So considering this every person who has killed someone is a “monster”. Right? Or maybe, it’s the way he looks. The old man was not scared of him, why? Because he was blind. He couldn’t see what ‘Frank’ looked like. But when the others came back they were terrified of him, going so far as to beat him. When all he wanted was a friend. He worshipped these people like Gods, stealing from them at first then after seeing them struggling, he picked their garden for them and they thanked a spirit. Then attacked the man who just wanted to help.

Monsters, “large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creatures” , are always in stories or books since human started writing down the history. In my opinion, there are two kinds of monster. Some are created by human, and others are created by nature. During the summer, we have read the Frankenstein. And in the book, there is a really ugly monster that was created by Robert Walton who was a really hard-working science learner. He created the monster and abandoned him because his ugly appearance. The most different aspect of the monster in Frankenstein is that he was so kind and full of love. He had tried to love people, to help people, even to join the society. Nevertheless, he failed only because his appearance.

The Monster created by Frankenstein is the most literal example of the theme of monstrosity in the novel. Hideous and ugly, the monster has been rejected by society, but his monstrosity is not based shearly on his appearance, but the unnatural way that he was created, which involved a mixture of stolen body-parts and strange chemicals used to bring him to life. Therefore, the monster is a product of science brought to life through dark-supernatural means. Yet, the Monster is not completely evil; rather he is a misunderstood creature, rejected by his creator and society. In the novel the monster is portrayed as intelligent and human-like in his behavior. In fact the creature is innately good, and desires to find

Mary Shelley in her book Frankenstein, published on March 11th, 1818, makes us question who really the “monster” is. Is it the creature or Victor?? And even to a broader scale, what is a “monster”?? Is it someone who has committed evil or heinous crimes, or could it be someone just like you and me??

The story of Frankenstein was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in the year 1818. The story depicts the life of the character Victor Frankenstein, who spends years creating an unnamed creature. Victor abandons the creature the moment he awakens and the creature is then left to live life on his own because is rejected by humanity. The creature kills several people and eventually leads to Victor's indirect death. Throughout the story, the creature is depicted as a hideous, monstrous and evil creature, while Victor is depicted as the victim of his wrath. At first glance, the creature seems like the bigger monster of the story, but as we begin to view it from a deeper perspective we discover a different side. In this essay, I plan to argue that contrary to popular belief, Victor Frankenstein is the real monster of the story.

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, people believe that the creature, Victor Frankenstein created, is a monster simply for his appearance. The night Victor accomplished the creation of his monster, he abandoned it in the woods, alone and confused, for to look at it’s hideousness was like looking at evil itself. The creature had a kind soul, he was taught love and companionship by his protectors, only to be shunned away and labeled as a monster as soon as his protectors saw him in the daylight. The creature, now labeled monster, turns to violence and evil. He decides to become the monster every man believes him to be and swears to reak vengeance upon his creator, who abandoned him to feel this pain on his own.

The novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is the story of how an irresponsible scientist named Victor Frankenstein brings a creature to life without considering all the repercussions that may occur. Victor was not prepared to face any challenges that came along with creating new life and he failed to meet any of his creatures needs. Throughout the entire novel, the creature was given a negative connotation, but the reality of the situation was the creature is the victim despite any of the sinister actions that took place. The creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein lacks the social acceptance required to prosper as a functional member of society.