In the end, she pays the price for her relationship with Victor when the monster strangled her during their honeymoon.įrankenstein has a habit of running away and feeling sorry for himself. After dealing with the death of her brother and best friend, Victor offered very little support and ran away to his childhood vacation spot. Elizabeth is entirely dependent on him and that is not a good foundation for any relationship. If she ever upset him, she could be kicked out onto the streets. She is living in a house that his parents own and living off his money. Their entire relationship is based on her looks and his power over her. His parents took her away from the people who were looking after her and adopted her (leaving behind the other impoverished children whom they didn’t deem pretty enough) and “gifted” Elizabeth to Victor. One of the most disturbing things in the entire book is how he came to know Elizabeth. He surrounded himself with people whom he deemed “worthy” like his best friend Henry Clerval who “was a boy of singular talent and fancy” or his sister/ girlfriend Elizabeth. Coming from a privileged background made Frankenstein entitled with little care for consequences. Keeping the theme in mind, during Victor’s childhood, he might have been too accepted. The creature that Victor brought to life had so much potential to show compassion but turned bitter due to not being accepted in society. Everyone who interacted with him got hurt and all Victor cared about was himself.Ī recurring theme in Frankenstein is that personalities are impacted by life events. His life went from great to complete mess in a matter of weeks and he kept making things worse. While reading it for my 10th-grade English class, there have been times when I needed to take a minute and process the questionable choices he always seems to be making. Victor Frankenstein is a horrible character with no redeemable qualities. It has stood the test of time and will continue to do so.įrankenstein is an indisputable classic, but I have many problems with the main character. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an unique novel that focuses on the gray area between right and wrong.
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