Frankenstein Theme
There are many different themes expressed in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. They vary with each reader but basically never change. These themes deal with the education that each character posses, the relationships formed or not formed in the novel, and the responsibility for ones own actions. This novel even with the age still has ideas that can be reasoned with even today. Each character has their own educational background, which in turn has a large effect to the way they react and deal with the issues that face them. One example of this is Victor Frankenstein; he took his education into his own hands. When he went to the University of Inglostaldt he intoxicated himself with the sciences so deeply that he never imagined the morality of what he was doing. He stayed so involved and focused on his experiments that he did not take into mind what could happen because of the size of the creature. Victor said: Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its intricacies of fibres, muscles and veins, still remained a work of inconceivable difficulty... As the minuteness of the parts formed a great hindrance to my speed, I resolved, cont
The reader empathizes with the "child", in this case the monster. The reader through the creature's story feels for the abandonment that he must have felt. The creature never formed a relationship with anyone in the novel. He only for a brief period of time had someone to really communicate with when he met Mr. De Lacey, but the children ran him off and again he was left alone, unloved and unwanted. The creation told Victor his feelings when he said, "Satan had his companions, fellow devils, to admire and encourage him, but I am solitary and abhorred"(125). The creation felt so alone that he asked Victor to make him a companion just as horrid as he is, but Victor would not recreate what he has already done. The monster got so upset that he vowed revenge until the very end of Victor's of his won life. If the creature had a friend or a companion he might have never went into his murderous rage. The novel points out to the reader that education, relationships, and responsibility are important traits to posses, even to the people in the 1800's to present day. Frankenstein is a classic novel that will live on for centuries to come as well as the message deep inside. Victor's education has leaded him to be able to create a monster but not let him fully think out the havoc that might be unleashed. His education only let him create a monster but never taught him how to care for it; this ends up resulting in the loss of innocent lives. Victor realizes he is truly responsible towards society and by tearing up the second creation upholds that responsibility. But when he finished the science that brought him there has also scared him away. On page 56 Victor tells about the creation and what it meant to him and what happ
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Approximate Word count = 1173
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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