Frankenstien

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Mary Shelley brings up topics that are still an issue today. Even though the novel Frankenstein is over a hundred years old, there are still lessons that can be learned from the novel. Some of the issues that are brought up in the novel are the importance of family, disliking a person because they are different, and accountability for ones actions.

Society has always judged people on their physical appearance. If a person is something out of the ordinary then that person is automatically thought of as being weird. Society now, although more lenient than in Mary Shelley’s day, does not do well with things that are “different”. For example, in Mary Shelley’s time a guy having an earring or a women working were something’s that certain people did not do. While society as a whole has gotten more lenient there is always a set of standards that are considered “normal”. Sometimes society does not give a person time to prove him/herself before judging them. All to often in society a person gets judged by the way he/she talks, the clothing he/she wears or in what part of the city a person lives in. These are just a few examples

Frankenstein, in many ways can relate to family. For example, When a couple has a child, they owe it to their child to be there for them. The monster could be compared to a child in many ways. The monster knows nothing when he is first created, but in a very short time the monster learns how to read and talk just from watching and listening to the De Lacey family. The monster needed that emotional support of family to pull him through a tough time and Frankenstein was not there. The monster is also a logical thinker throughout the novel, especially when the monster makes Frankenstein feel his solitude. The creation spent so many nights alone that he wanted some kind of human companionship. That is only being human.

Finally, when the creation comes to life he denies all responsibility to the monster and just up and leaves. Dr. Frankenstein meant well, but was very irresponsible when it came time to own up to his responsibilities to the monster. As the creator of this monster, Dr. Frankenstein owed a debt to be there for him. Dr. Frankenstein was in many ways supposed to be a father to the monster. He owed it to the monster to be there for him and to accept him like family, after all that was all the monster wanted in return. Instead all he got was betrayal.

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