Frakenstien
Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, classically symbolizes the struggle between man and creature. The creature, created under selfish pretences, fights for acceptance by society, and his creator Frankenstein, in turn destroying the lives of others. Both left to live a dark, depressing life of seclusion, Frankenstein's existence with a healthy and sound mind is hopeless. The creature's descend into the hate of all mankind is a ever-present theme throughout this novel. Never even named by his creature, his being of unimportance, and his identity is worthless in the eyes of his creature Frankenstein. In fact he has no identity, he is looked upon as a monster that was never given the opportunity to convert himself as a being. Frankenstein is fully aware of his mistakes. He knows the outcome of his actions. "Rather let me say such the words of the fate - enounced to destroy me ... thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny"(Shelley 40). He calls his dilemma, a hell of intense tortures. Ironically, Frankenstein brought his disrupment upon himself. Frankenstein is quoted "solitude was my only consolation- deep, dark, deathlike solitude"(71). The relationship between the
two Frankenstein and the creature is in a sense a combination of power. Frankenstein forced the creature into a life of Frankenstein wishes that he had never even made the creature. "You reproach me with your creation; come on, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed" (80). He speaks to him with insults, only making matters worse. His constant patronizing remarks anger the creature to the point of no return. "My rage was without bounds; I sprang on him, impelling by all the feelings which can arm one being against the existence of another" (80). There should be a caring relationship between these two beings, but it is a relationship of detest between the two. They equally hate each other, each plotting terrible outcomes of their lives. The creature realizes that his life is worthless. His eminent path of destruction has ended, for there is nothing left for him to harm. His goal to destroy his creator is a success. In the process though, he has destroyed what he was living for. He realized that he will never be loved nor accepted and this effects and saddens him greatly. His loneliness is the only thing he has left. The only thing that is not discriminating against him is indeed he. "No guilt, no mischief, no malignity, no misery, can be found comparable to mine... I cannot believe that I am the same creature whose thoughts were once filled with sublime and transcendent visions of beauty and the majesty of goodness... I am alone"(158). Rejected by physical deformities, and fear, the creature lives a painful life that he should of have never lived in the first place. Guilt and regret also seem to appear in the mind of Frankenstein. He is under much threat by his own creation. "...And I am the cause of this- I murdered her. William, J
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Approximate Word count = 1212
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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