Throughout the novel, the reader sees Frankenstein attempting to achieve immortality through the creation of his monster, but does he truly succeed? ... He, instead of embracing his creation, shunned it and feared the creature that called him master. ... As we see by the end, the monster becomes enraged and almost kills everyone in town, because there is the lack of companionship and happiness between a creator and his creation. ... By rejecting his own creation, Frankenstein is throwing away the one and only connection he truly has to immortality....

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His creator/father, Victor Frankenstein, disavows his creation because of his ugliness, abandoning the frightened Creature to learn and wander on his own. ... This creation of his new home shows the further development of the Creature in human society. ...

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Frankenstein's response to his creation was one of horror and regret. Which is the first time of neglect of nurture for the Creation Frankenstein shows. Following the birth of the Creation Frankenstein falls ill, this is Shelley deliberately distancing Frankenstein from his Creation because it is the complete opposite of what a new parent should do. This accentuates Frankenstein's neglect for the creation. ... This isn't the only act of kindness the Creation performed. ...

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In the era of Mary Shelley historically science used for the re-creation, or creation, of life was a new topic and only the educated were exposed to the attempts that scientists were devoting their research to. ... Our society has been meddling with the properties of "God creations" for many years. ... Even the scientific creation of humans is becoming more acceptable as research progresses. ... It also explains the frequency of the portrayal of the desires of Frankenstein's creation. ... A life where vengeance and detest were not contributors to Frankenstein's creations personality....

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Victor Frankenstein intervenes with fate and passes the boundary of human limits on the creation of life. He suffers with his decision to put life into his inanimate creation, and constantly feels grief for its actions. ... After involving himself deeply in science, Victor began to inquire about the creation of life and the anatomy of the human body. ... Victor Frankenstein's creation, commonly referred to as "the monster" is the painful outcome for Victor's actions. ... On a dark stormy night, Victor tapped into this "light" that was the secret of life, and produced life into hi...

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He wonders how Frankenstein could create a life without considering the consequences of his creation. ... The irresponsible act in this case is the ignoring, abandonment, and disfiguring of the creations. ... Three ethical concerns arise from such creations of the monster. ... During the creation process, Frankenstein did not consider or evaluate the possible consequences associated with the creation. ... The consequences of the creation of the carnivorous dinosaurs are very adverse. ...

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Victor calls his creation "the monster", but I believe he is the real monster for creating him. The novel is filled with tragedy and pain, but Frankenstein's creation suffered more than anyone else in the story. The creation, faced one heartache after another including loneliness, abandonment and mistrust. ... "(Shelley 120) The creation also suffers tragedy within his own mind. ... The creation learned all of his actions by the people in his surroundings. ...

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Victor Frankenstein and his creation felt a lot of the same feelings. ... Frankenstein's number one priority was to complete his creation. He loved his creation before it became to life. ... Frankenstein immediately was disgusted with his creation. ... Victor Frankenstein and his creation felt love and hate at the same and different times. ...

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He suffers because of his creation that eventually destroys life. ... When Victor looks at his creation, he is horrified by his creations awful appearance. ... This sickness symbolizes the chaos his creation is causing. ... Victor puts an end to the second creation. ... At this point Victor's creation is responsible for four deaths. ...

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Ordinary on the outside, he may be the true "monster" inside, as he is eventually consumed by an obsessive hatred of his creation. ... This results in the reversal of the romantic quest, where Victor shuns his creation and ultimately hastens his demise.codc dcr sedcdcw ordc dck indc fodc dc. ... The simple truth that is revealed by his exploration is that whether as a mother to his creation or as a son to his mother, Victor desires to be desired.coab abr seababw orab abk inab foab ab. ... Instead, Victor's creation destroys all that he loves. ... As noted earlier, Walton's expediti...

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Frankenstein obsesses over creating life, but then abandons his creation. ... Frankenstein's only concern is himself and his creation, not other people's opinions and desires. In order to animate his creation, Frankenstein uses a form of galvanism. ... Immediately after animating his creation, Frankenstein runs from the creature he spent so long assembling. ... Frankenstein's neglect and abuse of his creation led to his knowledge becoming unusable and terrifying. ...

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Many of Frankenstein's faults are evident in the appearance of his creation. ... Tropp however states that ambition may have had a role in the creation's size. ... The first thing that Frankenstein notices upon the activation of his creation is one of being appalled. ... Whenever the creation attempts to be rational with Frankenstein, it is rejected. ... He also states, however, that it is in the creation's nature to look for acceptance by human beings. ...

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Victor Frankenstein's creation attempts to love and to be loved by his creator and by mankind. ... The night of his creation the Monster wonders into the woods to find shelter. ... Victor Frankenstein was the first to reject his creation and the last to reject his creation. As soon as Frankenstein was finished with his creation, he ran away in fear and regret. Victor feared his creation because of his physical appearance and regretted that he had even created him. ...

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(p.53) Frankenstein becomes so wrapped up in his curiosity of creation, that he utterly ignores the outside world. ... In this unhappiness, Faust's emotions become irrational and immoral towards Gretchen and Frankenstein ignores his "beautiful" creation.?... (p.56) This example communicates not only the lack of maturity which Frankenstein contains but also the thoughtlessness that he has toward his creation. ... Before they created, Faust and Frankenstein thought that the mere creation and use of a magic-like powers would imediately bring joy to their lives. However, when their ma...

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He cheats life, but with this creation comes great tragedy and he is the one to blame not the monster. ... The monster grows in hatred towards humans throughout the novel because Victor abandons his creation and shows the monster isolation. ... He does not know what his purpose is or if he evens has one, and Victor neglects his creation in hope that he will never associate with him. ... Victor after realizing that is creation was a mistake; he leaves the monster to be on its own. ... He could not control his creation and leaves it to wreak havoc throughout the village....

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If we, in our moral confusion are powerless and the creation takes on a life of it's own - will we inevitably be destroyed? ... These questions serve as catalyst for comparison between the creation of life that was Frankenstein's fall and today's scenario of technological advancements that allow the creation of life through cloning. ... The story ends with the creation destroying the creator and then himself. ... Like Pandora's box, once opened, unleashed or unbound, the creator loses control of it's creation. ... The problem becomes the ethical or moral considerat...

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It is as if he wants to become God and he wants his creation to bless him as a creator. ... However both are unsuccessful in the fabrication of a productive creation, because people of this time period believed that only God could be successful in the creation of life. ... He is simply a man whose creation could not equal that of God, therefore ending in failure. ... God's creation of Adam can be compared to Frankenstein's creation of the monster. ... The monster was rejected even at the time of creation. ...

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(p.37) So Victor begins to go to churchyards and slaughterhouses to get bodies and study them hoping to unlock to mystery of creation. ... Man will never be able to come close to, and it is God whom Victor has insulted with the creation of his monster. ... Victor Frankenstein is so consumed by his pursuit to create life into lifeless tissue, that he never thinks about the consequences and the responsibilities of Creation. ... Victor Frankenstein 's irresponsibility and remorselessness towards his creation brings nothing but heartache and destruction to his friends, family and himself. Ul...

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Revised Frankenstein Essay Victor Frankenstein made a mistake in deciding not to create a mate for his creation. By creating a mate, the original creation would be pacified; thus ending the murders of Victors loved ones. Like Rousseau preached, the creation was "born" as a good creature but because of societies reaction towards him, he turned evil. ... Had Victor created a mate for the monster, the creation would once again be happy and his rampage of murders would cease: I demand a creature of another sex the gratification is small but it shall content me. ... His feat (creating t...

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If it weren't for his ambition his family wouldn't have died miserably at the hands of his creation and he wouldn't have been left by his self to mourn for the rest of his life. ... Another aspect as to why he could have regarded ambition as evil is because his creation was ambitious, he wanted a friend to share in his misery and he would stop at nothing until he got that friend, or his creator died. Frankenstein witnessed what ambition could do to someone, in his own life and in the life of his creation. ... These subjects changed his life forever, they are the founding kn...

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His strong hatred towards his creations is what makes Victor Frankenstein the real monster in the story. ... He grows to be very lonely by putting his creation before his friends and family. ... He is very prejudiced towards his creation from the second that he brings it to life. ... Victor abandoned his creation, left him alone to find his way around a world that he does not know, a world that is afraid of him. ... The media, just as Victor Frankenstein was, has been prejudiced by portraying the creation of Dr. ...

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Victor Frankenstein's dream was to "explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (pg 47). ... The reality is, that today, in the 21st century, the creation of a being via un-natural means is actually very close to happening. ... Victor Frankenstein, on the other hand stole the secret to the creation of life from God, used this secret to create life of his own, and subsequently was punished by his creation. ... Victor Frankenstein, on the other hand stole the secret to the creation of life from God, and used this secret to create life of his own, a...

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He creates life but then rejects his creation, a monster.In her childhood Mary Shelley was left to educate herself amongst her father's intellectual circle. ... However when he gazes upon the hideous countenance of his creation he rejects it automatically thereby avoiding total responsibility for his actions. This of course brings about some negative repercussions for Dr.Frankenstein as his creation seeks revenge for his rejection. ... Even after this creature kills the wife of Dr.Frankenstein one still feels more sympathy for his creation rather than Frankenstein himself. ... That...

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It is unlikely that any human mind can fully grasp all that goes into the creation of even a single apple, as each apple has it's roots, ultimately, in the creation of the universe. ... Inherent in the Christian creation myth is this idea of humanity seeking knowledge that lies beyond its grasp and should perhaps stay there. ... During the Enlightenment, Western society as a whole began to "eat of the Tree of Knowledge", as scientific principles became favored over religious ones in probing the secrets of creation. ... In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the title character seeks to recr...

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As creators of another creature, God and Victor Frankenstein are very similar, in that they both lose part of their "family," and they let the war between them and their creations go on too long. ... Furthermore, Victor is disgusted with his own creation, "the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." ... God and Frankenstein's creations stunningly resemble each other. ... The monster and Satan similar on the account of both being rejected creations. ...

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