Frankenstein
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Submitted by pittlions on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein Essay
Often throughout the course of life one's intentions can seem meaningful at first, but in the end they turn out the opposite of what's expected. One area where this occurs most often is in the field of science. Periodically, scientists take their experiments too far and cannot deal with the result. It is this inability to deal with the result that is evident in Mary Shelley's intriguing book, Frankenstein. Advances in science are taken to the limit when Victor Frankenstein creates what he thinks is an inhuman monster. In actuality, the opposite of this is true and the monster itself turns out to be more human that its creator. Through many different aspects of each characters' life this theme, that the creature is more sympathetic than its creator, is clearly developed throughout this classic novel.
Although the outward appearance of Victor makes him seem human, inside he is truly more monstrous than the creature itself. As the story begins, this human-like image of Victor is believable in the eyes of the reader. Throughout the duration of the book, the impression of Victor drastically changes. Victor's first act that shows his monstrous side is his self-exclusion from society. [It had been many years since he had seen his family as he confesses to himself "six years had elapsed, passed as a dream but for one indelible trace, and [he] stood in the same place where [he] had last embraced [his] father before [his] departure for Ingolstadt" (Shelley 51). Only the characteristics of a monster would allow oneself to abandon his/her family for six years. Once the creature is created, a certain human responsibility is thrust at Victor but he instantly rejects it. This responsibility can be described as what a mother would feel for her child despite whatever things the child may do. This denial of responsibility also shows that Victor is a monster, whereas a human would most likely take on the challenging task....
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