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Essay / Analysis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - 1643
There are some differences and similarities between an adult individual and a newborn. The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley illustrates the similarities and differences between the two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and the creature. Frankenstein, born of woman and creature born of science, already exhibits the distinct thought process between the two. It can be seen that the nature and instinct of the two are different. Not only by the way they both act, but also by their interaction with nature. Even though the creature is not female or experienced any type of childhood, she is not that different from her creator, Frankenstein. As the book stars Their Romantic Quest, this illustrates their character growth. Since the creator and the creation part on bad terms, their relationship can appear to be a toxic and cohesive one. Victor Frankenstein's early life showed how interactions with nature influenced his idea of the creature. At the age of fifteen, he encountered the highest electrical power. He witnessed how lighting transformed a tree into a stump in the blink of an eye. Victor Frankenstein's reaction was: "She was not broken by the shock, but entirely reduced to thin ribbons of wood." I have never seen anything so completely destroyed” (Shelley 22). Another significant interaction with nature occurs when the scientist is healing following the murder of his friend Justine Mortiz and her little brother William Frankenstein by his creation. Feeling stressed and falling into depression, he goes on a trip to clear his mind. The depressed Creator then finds himself looking at life from a different perspective. While he is on a journey, he begins to see how wonderful life is and beauty...... middle of paper...... begins to get more nervous as they rest at the inn. As Frankenstein begins to pace the passages of the house, the monster's promise is fulfilled with the cries of his dear wife Elizabeth. “I heard a shrill, terrible scream. It came from the room to which Elizabeth had retired. As I heard it, as the truth rushed into my mind, my arms fell, the movement of every muscle and fiber was suspended; I felt the blood rushing through my veins and the extremities of my limbs tingling. This state lasted only an instant; the scream repeated and I rushed into the room” (Shelley 144). In conclusion, Frankenstein not only received what he unwittingly planted in his creation, but he was put in the monster's place and was forced to see everything he ever loved. was taken away from him. In the end, the creature made its creator both equal.