Delacey And Isolation In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, misery and isolation compel the Creature to act rampantly against society’s moral standards. Despite being left in isolation, the Creature manages to hurt people while using misery as a justification for murder.
Due to his abandonment and mistreatment from humans, the Creature resides in isolation. When Felix beats the fiend after entering the cottage where the Creature was speaking to old DeLacey, the Creature “quitted the cottage, and in the general tumult escaped unperceived to [his] hovel” (124). This incident fuels the Creature’s misery of not being able to be part of human society and leads him to act inhumanely. Consequently, when the Creature escapes to the woods after the fiasco at the DeLacey's …show more content…
Upon seeing the departure of the DeLaceys from their home, the Creature expels his anger by “[lighting] the dry branch of a tree and [dancing] with fury around the devoted cottage... and the cottage was quickly enveloped in flames” (128). This violent change in the Creature’s behavior determines that misery by isolation has made him a fiend. Furthermore, when the Creature tries to seek out Victor, he accidentally stumbles across William, whom he finds out is M. Frankenstein’s son. Thinking that William means Victor, he says “you belong then to my enemy... you shall be my first victim” (131). The Creature’s reaction to his abandonment by Victor results in the murder of William. Lastly, when Victor destroys the female creature, the fiend murders Elizabeth on Victor’s wedding night: “the murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips” (186). The Creature’s retribution for the annihilation of the female creature was to create misery for Victor, which he was successful in doing. In conclusion, the Creature compulsive behavior hurts the people who have mistreated him or caused his
Due to his abandonment and mistreatment from humans, the Creature resides in isolation. When Felix beats the fiend after entering the cottage where the Creature was speaking to old DeLacey, the Creature “quitted the cottage, and in the general tumult escaped unperceived to [his] hovel” (124). This incident fuels the Creature’s misery of not being able to be part of human society and leads him to act inhumanely. Consequently, when the Creature escapes to the woods after the fiasco at the DeLacey's …show more content…
Upon seeing the departure of the DeLaceys from their home, the Creature expels his anger by “[lighting] the dry branch of a tree and [dancing] with fury around the devoted cottage... and the cottage was quickly enveloped in flames” (128). This violent change in the Creature’s behavior determines that misery by isolation has made him a fiend. Furthermore, when the Creature tries to seek out Victor, he accidentally stumbles across William, whom he finds out is M. Frankenstein’s son. Thinking that William means Victor, he says “you belong then to my enemy... you shall be my first victim” (131). The Creature’s reaction to his abandonment by Victor results in the murder of William. Lastly, when Victor destroys the female creature, the fiend murders Elizabeth on Victor’s wedding night: “the murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips” (186). The Creature’s retribution for the annihilation of the female creature was to create misery for Victor, which he was successful in doing. In conclusion, the Creature compulsive behavior hurts the people who have mistreated him or caused his