Creature and Victors Connection

I would like to focus on the part of the story that focuses on equality. From the creatures first encounter with humans, he thinks himself equal. He is shown however that he is not equal, he is indifferent. The creature constantly searches for equality and feels himself worthy, which when proven to be a fantasy, ruins the creatures hopes and dreams, making him a vengeful, wretched soul. From then on, the creature strives to bring his creator down with him to an equal level. The creature kills all of Victors dearest friends and loved ones and brings down the world around him. Ultimately, this makes the creature and Victor equal, which was the goal of the creature all along. It is only until the end when both these men realize the error of their ways, when it is too late.

Ending

I found the ending of the story to be quite interesting. IT really tied up all of the loose ends of the novel. For me, Robert Walton's letters at the beginning of the novel did not make much sense. However as the story goes on I did see some similarities between Victor's story and Walton's story. When they meet at the end it shows why the two stories are presented in the book. Also, I feel in the ending that justice is served. Victor was selfish to create this monster in the first place and he paid for it with the lives of his loved ones and his own life. The monster was an innocent creature who was left out in the harsh world to fend for himself by an egotistical maniac.

The Creatures story

As the creature finishes his story, in the last batch of chapters that we were assigned to read, I was very impressed with his ability to comprehend his journey. He is a very intelligent and well versed speaker, which is not what you might believe when you first look at him. Although he did kill William, the creature wants to be a good person, he just feels that he needs a female companion similar to him to do so. I would just like to pose the question to my fellow bloggers, What surprised you about the creatures detailed story? Maybe it is the fact that it could just be Victor talking himself through the past events. Who knows, but all responses are appreciate.

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Evan

Displacement

"But again when I reflected that they had spurned and deserted me, anger returned, a rage of anger, and unable to injure anything human, I turned my fury towards inanimate objects. As night advanced I placed a variety of combustibles about the cottage and after having destroyed every vestige of cultivation in the garden, I waited with forced impatience until the moon had sunk to commence my operations."


This is a very clear example of displacement. In fact, the monster says it himself, that he is unable to injure anything human. Instead, he takes out his anger on inanimate objects. The target for his rage becomes the cottage and he burns it to the ground.

Freudian analysis of Nature Scene (Period 2 Only)

Pg. 76

"The weight upon my spirit was sensibly lightened as i plunged yet deeper in the ravine of Arve. The immense mountains and precipices that over hung me on every side, the sound of the river raging among the rocks, and the dashing of the waterfalls around spoke a power mighty as omnipitence- and I ceased to fear or to bend before any being less almighty than that which had created and ruled the elements, here displayed in ther most terrific guise. Still, as I ascended higher, the valley assumed a more magnificant and astonishing character. Ruined castles hanging on the precipices of piny mountains, the impetuous Arve, and the cottages every here and there peeping forth from among the tress formed a scene of singular beauty. But it was augmented and renderd sublime by the mighty alps, whose white and shining pyramids and domes towered above all, as belonging to another earth, the habitations of another race of beings. "

Dvelopment of this creature

I would just like to pose the question of How do you think the creature who i call Todd has developed mentally?

I believe Todd has developed like any child would have. After his creation he was frightened because he was alone, he could not be independent because he was stuck in the oral stage. He is able to get out of this stage when Victor his creator or father per say agrees to talk to him about what has happened to him since he has left the house. This gets him out of the oral stage and he becomes more independent at this point.

Any other stage explanations are welcome!

Mourning and melancholia

On page 73, Victor displays the exact symptoms of mourning and melancholia according to Freud. Freud explains this disorder by saying, "the person blames themself for what has happened and becomes very self-destructive, even suicidal". This is an exact summary of what Victor Frankenstein is experiencing during this time. On page 73, Victor says, "...often , I say, I was tempted to plunge into the silent lake, that the waters might close over me and my calamities forever."Clearly, Victor is expressing thoughts of suicide that stem from the blame he feels from the death of his brother and Justine.