Novel 2. "Frankenstein"

Novel 2. "Frankenstein"

In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Godwin Shelley represents the disastrous results caused by rejection. However, there exists a common misunderstanding in the novel's theme: the paradoxical relationship between rejection and Dr. Frankenstein's creature. Specifically, the creature was not rejected for being a monster, but rather it became a monster as a consequence of its rejection.
Although the creature has same emotions as humans, the entire village thwarts the creature's efforts to befriend them and even show animosity toward the creature. The only reason for their cruelty is the fact that creature's gruesome physical appearance is displeasing and strange. Naturally, the creature becomes isolated. However, since it has the same mental capability as other humans, the creature desperately seeks friendship which ultimately can never be achieved. These feelings of loneliness and despair by the creature gradually turn into hatred for all people and finally, lead the creature to commit murder. Through this act, the author is suggesting how extreme solitude and alienation can transform an individual to commit acts of animosity and lead to tragic results. Shelley ultimately questions who is responsible for making such “monsters" and portrays the sadness by individuals who are excluded and segregated from society. The author is illustrating an allusion, by showing the harsh result of segregation and how it is occurring in our society.

(This passage is what I have done for 최현덕 선생님's class)