Analysis Of Mary Shelley s Frankenstein - 1112 Words

Davin Wilhelm Mrs. Walker HN English IV 4/22/15 Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley about the struggles of a successful scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who creates a ludicrous but sentimental creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. In this great expedition, Shelley expresses many matters ranging from the emotional makeup of each character and their own unique psychological conditions. This story also conveys, in many ways, how identity is imperative and the significance of each individual’s identity in comparison to the story, which includes Victor’s, the creatures’, and the impactful cottagers’. Identity is based on any†¦show more content†¦A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim in gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs. His excesses eventually destroy him from the inside out. Ultimately Victor represents the part of the mind that is governed by the natural impulses of maddness. He is identified by his narcissistic nature and his unforgettable decisions. As for the creature it becomes clear that he is not a monster but a human being who has just recently progressed through stages of development equivalent to those of an infant. Upon birth he is very aware and soon he begins to develop senses and finds wonder and amazement in the new world around him. When the monster describes himself, its all sunshine and light. He has visions of other creatures keeping him company ; he sees some characters as superior beings (12.17); he describes himself as having good dispositions.† However, besides the amazement and overall effect of the new world, the Creature is confronted with the flaw of hideousness. Victor describes his own making by, â€Å"His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast