Frankenstein

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Frankenstein

Creator vs. Creation
Victor Frankenstein creates one of the most horrible creatures known to man; it was also the most human. Sometimes a creation can be more “real” than the creator. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the main character, Victor, creates a beast that is argued to be more human than the creator. Human characteristics show that Victor’s creature is more human than the creator himself because he thinks of others and feels betrayed.
Victor Frankenstein has a mighty ego while his creature feels for himself and others. The creature soon talks to Victor and tells him of his feelings and thoughts. The creature describes himself as “alone and miserable” and is heartbroken because “man will not associate” with him (213). Victor’s monster is ashamed of his loneliness and is sad that no one cares for him. Victor soon understands the pain the monster feels but he does not do anything. Because he is ugly, the monster is alienated and alone. The monster claims that “no mortal could support the horror” of his features and “personality”(43). He feels and knows that he is ugly and that no one will go near him. He feels alone and abandoned because of his looks, but he never gives up hope in man. Victor remembers when he first saw his creation. He claims that “the beauty of the dream vanished” and that “breathless horror and disgust filled [his] heart”(42) Victor only cares for himself while the monster sees that caring for others is the key to happiness.

Victor cares for himself when there is danger and his beast feels the rage of revenge when he gets angry and the loneliness of fear when he is afraid. The creature recites his journey to find a home for himself. He tells Victor that he “lay down happy” in his new home which shelter him “from the barbarity of man”(215). The monster tells Victor how happy he is to find a place of his own in the mountains. The monster hates man and wishes to be away...

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