In the novel Frankienstein, the creature approaches Victor and tries to convince him to listen to his story, he says “I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me.
Reply 1. 4 sentences
In the novel Frankienstein, the creature approaches Victor and tries to convince him to listen to his story, he says “I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me. Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous” (Pg. 90). The creature feels abandon by his creator rather than Victor loving/protecting him he has done the opposite. There is irony within the narrative, it is not the monster fault for what he has become. Victor is the true monster for creating one and then mistreating him. He wants Victor to understand that he too is human and deserves companionship, that man was not created to live alone. It is easy to identify the monsters sensitivity within him and sympathize with him especially since Victor is being apathetic.
There is also a debate about nurture vs. nature, are we born with our characteristics or are we this way due to our environment. The creature’s answer for this is his environment made him who he was, “I was Benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend” (pg. 91). I agree with this because from experience I have witnessed that we as humans are a product of our environment. It is unfortunate that the monster had to endure pain and suffering, his future and abilities would have been different if he were in a better environment.
Reply 2. 4 sentences.
The motives behind the creature telling Victor his story is to change Victor’s perspective of him. “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous” (pg.90). The creature is implying that it is in his nature to be good. But his experiences after being abandon by Victor and being mistreated by others, caused feelings of misery and loneliness. As a result he reacted the way he did. He is asking Victor to create a female for him so that he will have a companion. I believe he feels that someone similar to him will be able to accept him for who he is and how he looks.
His narrative surprised me a lot. He was very well spoken and did not show any difficulties when it came to understanding the new situations he came across. I did feel sympathy for him while reading how isolated and rejected he felt. “Some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped the open country” (pg.95). But because of his actions I could not help but be skeptical about his true intentions with this story. Even if there was a possibility for him to change back to his old ways, I feel that society would have made it almost impossible for him to live a peaceful life because of their judgment towards his appearance.
In the novel Frankienstein, the creature approaches Victor and tries to convince him to listen to his story, he says “I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me. Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous” (Pg. 90). The creature feels abandon by his creator rather than Victor loving/protecting him he has done the opposite. There is irony within the narrative, it is not the monster fault for what he has become. Victor is the true monster for creating one and then mistreating him. He wants Victor to understand that he too is human and deserves companionship, that man was not created to live alone. It is easy to identify the monsters sensitivity within him and sympathize with him especially since Victor is being apathetic.
There is also a debate about nurture vs. nature, are we born with our characteristics or are we this way due to our environment. The creature’s answer for this is his environment made him who he was, “I was Benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend” (pg. 91). I agree with this because from experience I have witnessed that we as humans are a product of our environment. It is unfortunate that the monster had to endure pain and suffering, his future and abilities would have been different if he were in a better environment.
Reply 2. 4 sentences.
The motives behind the creature telling Victor his story is to change Victor’s perspective of him. “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous” (pg.90). The creature is implying that it is in his nature to be good. But his experiences after being abandon by Victor and being mistreated by others, caused feelings of misery and loneliness. As a result he reacted the way he did. He is asking Victor to create a female for him so that he will have a companion. I believe he feels that someone similar to him will be able to accept him for who he is and how he looks.
His narrative surprised me a lot. He was very well spoken and did not show any difficulties when it came to understanding the new situations he came across. I did feel sympathy for him while reading how isolated and rejected he felt. “Some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped the open country” (pg.95). But because of his actions I could not help but be skeptical about his true intentions with this story. Even if there was a possibility for him to change back to his old ways, I feel that society would have made it almost impossible for him to live a peaceful life because of their judgment towards his appearance.
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