"Monster's Point of View" The significance of the reason for existence in the world is a question that boggles the mind of every individual during one time or another in their lives. We all like to believe that we have a purpose in life, and we set goals to achieve such purposes. We might also believe in a creator, a God who wanted us to exist, and showed unconditional love for our mere existence. But what if our creator hated us, believed that our existence was a mistake, and we had no purpose in the world. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, such a man existed, a man who was shunned by his creator as an outcast, a hideous beast who had no reason for survival. This man is simply known as the "monster".
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a brilliant student by the name of Victor Frankenstein follows his ambition of creating life in order to one day find a cure for death.
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TYRONNE SHELLEY
TYRONNE SHELLEYFrankenstein states that he wanted to "in process of time renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption" (36). From the ambition of wanting to save lives, Frankenstein decides to create a being from a lifeless matter in hopes of one day being able to enhance ones lifeline. But upon creating life, Frankenstein becomes horrified by his creation, and flees from the anguish and fear he feels from the monster. Frankenstein abandons his creation, therefore shunning the monster from him, leaving the monster with no one to love or acceptance him.
Shelley conveys to the reader that the monster has learned to speak and read by observing the De Lacey family who resided at a cottage which had an adjoining lean-to, in which he resided. Shelley also conveys that the monster learned about love by...