The Real Monster Of Frankenstien
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is widely recognised as one of the most impressive gothic horror novels ever written. Inspired by one of her dreams, Shelley managed to give birth to a phenomenal creature: Frankenstein's monster.
Victor Frankenstein, who is characterised as 'The Modern Prometheus' became obsessed with the idea of creating life after his mother's death, which devastated him. He worked hard for a long time until his creation was complete, but the first signs of life in the monster's corpse terrified him and he decided to destroy it. The creature, however, escaped from Frankenstein's laboratory and swore revenge and eternal war to his creator and all mankind.
In my opinion, Frankenstein's creation should not be considered as a monster, even though Shelley does not give it a name. Although the creature expresses monstrosity in many ways, its humane characteristics must not be disregarded. I also believe that the creature's monstrous behaviour wasn't entirely Frankenstein's responsibility, as inappropriate behaviour and prejudice from other characters as well as Frankenstein left it with no other choice. There are many reasons in favour of my argument, which will be presented in this essay.
Initially, great emphasis must be given to the first appearance of the creature in the novel. It has to be made clear that the narrator in this chapter is Victor Frankenstein himself. The event of the creature's genesis is, therefore, explored from Frankenstein's perspective and does not allow the reader to empathise with the creature. This technique significantly affects the reader's opinion towards the creature, as its monstrous characteristics are highlighted to a great extent. In addition, Frankenstein himself believes that he has created 'a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived'. Therefore, the reader's impression of the creature is biased at this point.
Even before the creature is introduced to the reader, the choice of diction in the...
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