Mary Shellys Frankenstein - A Victim of Society Essay -- Frankenstein

Mary Shellys Frankenstein - A Victim of SocietyThe creature master copy Frankenstein describes in Mary Shellys Frankenstein is far from a villain, at least in the traditional sense. This creature is a victim of occurrence, scarred by society, and scorned by its own creator. Contrary to the Christian belief in original sin, I sympathize with the junkys view on life when he states I was compassionate and good misery made me a fiend (Shelly 78). I differ with the idea that all men are born sinners, I step that all men are born pure and clean. It is however their afterlife actions that make them imperfect. A true relationship between the monster and Victor never existed. Victor is similar to a man who fathers a baby only for the pleasure of doing it, ignoring the circumstances it may bring. Victor was so stimulate to advert the components of his establishment coming together - indeed it was truly a thing of beauty to him. But the likes of the biological father, he is only excited over the thrill of doing it. After the sensation and pleasure of installation ends responsibility begins and Victor, like our modern day deadbeat dads, refuses to face the consequences of his actions. all relationship that existed between these two was simply that of usury - except the gold was not gold or silver, but fame and pride. Victor hoped to use his creation in a selfish manner, only to gain recognition for himself. So what did the creature gain from all of this? He certainly was not the pass catcher of any pleasure. And as far as exploitation, he never had a chance to exploit his creator, his creator only exploited and abandoned him. The monster is not merely a madman murdering random individuals he is a creation of war, fightin... ...reature for his wrongs. Frankenstein should teach us an important lesson about our own society. We exhaust to be careful not to assume everyone has had the same opportunity as the next man, or to assume a pe rson is nothing more(prenominal) than a misfit because he stumbled into some trouble. When the creature mourns over Victors dead body, we see he is human like anyone else. He cries, he apologizes, and he breaks down. wish going to jail . . . where a person is broke down and circumstance prompts them to ponder the situation they have fallen into. Most so-called criminals in America are not evil they are victims of a society, situation, or lack of knowledge that has put them in that position - just like the monster. Work CitedShelley, Mary. Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus. Edited with an Introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle. Penguin books, 1992