Peoples personality’s and beliefs are often changed with events that peen throughout their lives. Victor Frank steins childhood was shaped around events, for instance the death of his mother, attending unveiresty which created a spark of interest into death “Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to a mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on a rock.”- victor – which leads to the creation of the ‘creature’ and finally the decision to not make the second creature. These decisions and events can change how future events can be played out. When Victors mother died it created sense of depression within him and also pursued the interest of death as a whole . When victors attends unvriresty and begins to study and develop his interest further into death it creates his drive to create the ‘creature’, this turned Victor into a state of regrets and anxiety which is why we later see Victor devoting his life to stop this creature in tuning other peoples lives, he felt that this was now his life duty since he created it. Finally when Victor makes the decision to oppose the creatures wish and not create the second creature, it develops into a dilemma as he the creature now wants to cause more grief and pain in Victors life, “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” -creature which extends Victors life of living in fear and anguish.
The God complex
The god complex means the idea of having power of life/ death, things that relate to the idea that god exists. Dr Frankstien often relates his story to this aspect, for instance he says ” it was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn” this is Frankestien saying he wants gods power or the secret to life and death, he often uses the god complex to share his ambitions and wants.
A distressing event in their earlier life
A distressing event means getting anxiety or stress due to a occurrence. For Frankstien an early distressing event for him was the death of his mother, due to Scarlett fever. Not only did this cause grief within Frankenstein but it also spiralled an obsession with life and death within him.
A flaw in their moral compass
a flaw in a moral compass is someones personal ability to understand there choices when it comes to right and wrong
Dr Frankenstein hasn’t formed the idea straight away that creating the monster is a bad idea, he pursues his interest in death by creating it and doesn’t give up till its created , when it is created he then feels regret and guilt. This shows that Dr Frankstien moral compass doesn’t kick until something does go wrong, his knowledge of threats pursues him to change his mind towards crating another one, however thinking in the first place that potentially making another one is wrong, yet this doesn’t kick into his mind until he thinks about the consequences towards his family.
- A moment of recognition or revelation
In Frankstien he has moments of recongtniton and revelation
- When he created the monster and straight away left it as he realised it was wrong
- when his mother died he started to think about death as an interest
The creature
the creature learns about the world in a hard way, when fransktein leaves him as soon as he was born due to disgust of him ” unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room” the creature has no knowledge of the world and has to fend and learn for himself.
He didn’t cope well as people where disgusted by the sight of him, they thought he didn’t deserve life or to be around him. This seemed unfair as it wasn’t his fault he was bought to this new world, and just because he looked different and couldn’t talk their language, he was hated and made riddance of. The creature is actually gentle and kind, he realises the emotions of people and sees pain in others, he is only rough when he is hurt, he didn’t deserve to be made fun of.
The creature is made into a “monster” when people turn him, his evil side is purely formed by neglect and no love- when fransktein creates the monster and it is seen by him as disgusting, Frank-stein is simply judging him by looks, similar to when he comes into contact with other humans and villagers – they try to get him to leave and are scared of him. However in society we often judge people on the outside but we don’t even know them, because the outside looked scary or ugly people assumed so was the inside and that he must be a threat towards him- however I believe that these moments cause a weight on peoples mind, we don’t remember the good things just the bad things, and as person I know that your self confidence and attitude will change, you’ll close up and show a different side to people.
Minor charcters
Robert walton –
Roberts letters are used at the start and end of the story, to allow the story to be told, in the story he is a sea goer that nurses fransktein back to health when he leaves to go and destroy his creation. The story of FRankstien is recorded through letters etc…. ” I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.”
Henry c-
Henry is a school mate and freind of Fransktein, he was a generous and kind man that shared some passions of Fransktein, they explored places tighter before he was killed by the creature – Henry was important in the story as we got to know him, and he showed us the importance of revenge that the creature had towards Fransktein ” I had rather be with you in your solitary rambles, than with these Scotch people whom I do not know; hasten the, my dear friend, to return, that I may again feel myself somewhat at home, which I cannot do in your absence. My dear Frankenstein, how glad I am to see you!”
Elisabeth –
this is the adopted sister of Frankstien, and later the wife of him. they write letters to each other, she’s important character as she meant a lot to Frankstien, a lot of things he did was dedicated and thought of with her. she was a sacrifice to the monster, who out of revengeance to Fransktein was strangled on her wedding day. ” They consulted their village priest, and the result was that Elizabeth Lavenza became the inmate of my parents’ house–my more than sister–the beautiful and adored companion of all my occupations and my pleasures.”