Monday, October 28, 2013
Frankenstein
I would like to focus at the very beginning of this section of the book as the tone in the monster shifts dramatically. On page 120-122 the monster changes from what seemed to be a hopeless figure in society, to one with anger and rage. For instance on page 120, the monster states, " Slave, I before reasoned with you, but you have proved yourself unworthy of my condescension. Remember that I have power; you believe yourself miserable, but I can take you so wretched that light of day will be hateful to you. You are my creator, but I am you master; obey!" (120) I read this passage and found such power and movement in it. In the last section of the book I sympathized with the monster, for he did not ask to live in this world where everyone, even the blind view him as hideous, but as we enter the next section of the book I soon learn that he may be a hideous beast after all. While the monster has it's breaking point, his creator is forced to acknowledge the evil and destruction he has brought into the world. So I ask, who do you sympathize with now, the monster or the creator, and why? For I feel sorry for the creator because though he is to blame, he seems to be constantly running from his problems, rather than solving them, and the passage above highlights the destruction and rage the monster is capable of, but what do you think?
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I don't think I can necessarily sympathize with either one of them. Even though Victor was wrong by challenging the limits of knowledge and creating a beast only to abandon it, the creature establishes emotions within himself and develops a conscience. He becomes aware of his wrongdoings and does them for the simple fact that they are wrong. Some may argue that he did not choose to be put in his situation, but having read Paradise Lost, he should've known that, like Satan, he can make whatever he wants out of the situation. He chose to kill, and for this reason I cannot sympathize with the creature.
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