Frankenstein: Molded
Man and other living creatures that possess passion and emotion struggle between the forces of good and evil. In Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein creates a hideous creature of great stature and inhuman strength, making him not only with human parts but also with human's ability to reason and feel. Throughout the monster's life until the death of his creator, he is driven towards evil due to Frankenstein and society's refusals to accept him, jealousy and anger, and the denial of a companion. Victor and the world make assumptions about the monster, perceiving him as a threat and a "demonical corpse" (43). "Unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] create[s]," Victor disowns the monster and flees from his responsibility to lead him in the proper direction. Left alone to fend for himself, he is immediately pushed away by the villagers when he attempts to gather food. The monster retreats to a low hovel, "however miserable, from the clemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man" (88). Finding solace in the woods, he values the gentleness and simplicity of the DeLacey family, though he never gains respect. Remaining secluded from society, the monster's attempt to socialize and prov
Envying Frankenstein's connection with his family and friends, he believes that Frankenstein should suffer just as he does. The monster blames Victor for his misery, for "[he] had endowed [him] with perceptions and passions and then cast [him] abroad an object for the scorn and horror of mankind" (119). He strangles Victor's younger brother William, and "[his] heart swell[s] with exultation and hellish triumph" (122). He realizes that "[he] too can create desolation" (122). However, his virtuous nature attempts to gather strength and open his eyes to the sin he commits. He takes the portrait from William's breast, and "in spite of malignity, it soften[s] and attract[s] him" (122). Having learned from Felix how to work mischief, he places the locket in Justine's pocket, and she is later executed for murder. Shelley inspires the reader to sympathize with the monster, for he lives in isolation and only acts upon his emotions. Promising to end his vengeful acts, the monster instructs Victor to create a female companion as a compromise. ide succor for others results in failure. He lives a pleasant life until he decides to enter the cottagers' home and reveal the identity of the person who has provided them with wood and develo
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