Frankenstein Mary Shelly

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“Frankenstein by Mary Shelly” was written in 1816. Shelley spent most of her time writing Frankenstein in Switzerland but it was published in London, England. Mary Shelley writes about a character named Victor Frankenstein who grows up in Geneva reading the works of the ancient and outdated alchemists, a background that serves him ill when he attends university at Ingolstadt. Victor neglects his loving family and responsibilities because he becomes fascinated with the “secret of life,” discover it’s, and brings a hideous monster to life. Victor is completely disgusted by it and abandons him. Abandoned by his creator and confused, he tries to mix into society, only to be shunned universally. Looking in the mirror, he realizes his physical defornity,…show more content…
The monster becomes aware that his neighbors are able to communicate with each other using strange sounds. Vowing to learn their language, he tries to match the sounds they make with the actions they perform. He also learns to read and a bit of world history. Reflecting on his own situation, he realizes that he is deformed and alone. He also learns about the pleasures and obligations of the family and of human relations in general, which deepens the agony of his own isolation. Upset and angered by humans the monster proceeds to kill Victor’s youngest brother, William Frankenstein, best friend, Henery Clerval, and wife, Elizabeth Lavenza; he also indirectly causes the deaths of two other innocents, including Victor’s father Alphonse Frankenstein and Justine Moritz. Though torn by remorse, shame, and guilt, Victor refuses to admit to anyone the horror of what he has created, even as he sees the ramifications of his creative act spiraling out of control. His whole family destroyed by the monster, Victor decides to leave Geneva and the painful memories it holds behind him forever and head north. Victor later dies and the monster his found weeping over Victors body. He says that he deeply regrets having become an instrument of evil and that, with his creator dead, he is ready to die and kills…show more content…
In fact, all that tragedy, murder, and despair occur because of abandonment and irresponsibility. Put another way, the true evil in Frankenstein is not Victor or the monster, but isolation. When Victor becomes lost in his studies he removes himself from human society, and therefore loses sight of his responsibilities and the consequences of his actions. The monster turns vengeful not because it's evil, but because its isolation fills it with overwhelming hate and anger. And what is the monster's vengeance? To make Victor as isolated as it. Add it all up, and it becomes clear that Frankenstein sees isolation from family and society as the worst imaginable fate, and the cause of hatred, violence, and revenge. “For this I deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley, 45) Victor and the creature have a father son relationship. However, rather than being the loving and giving father like Alphonse is, Victor abandons the creature with no family. Surrounded by his friends and family whom want him to succeed he just pushes them away. When he abandons his creature he is forced to keep that secret which makes him alienated even more. I feel like this is helps create the main idea because the result of abandonment and irresponsibility of friends and family is like
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