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T’Porrah Jackson

Ms. Daugherty

English 2 CP

24 February 2021

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It is obvious that Mary Shelleys’ ​Frankenstein i​ s about the pain of loss . Everytime a

character or even the protagonist thinks something is going his or her way, someone ends up

dying and Victor starts having doubts and getting depressed about it . However, there is more

than the sadness of death portrayed; there is also symbolism of gaslighting. ​Frankenstein ​does

this by having the creature that Victor Frankenstein created use his strength and power against

his creator--Victor---telling him that he has the power to take everything from him if he does not

do as he says. A close look at Mary Shelleys’ ​Frankenstein ​will reinforce that gaslighting is not

the only thing represented in the novel. This novel also shows what happens to someone who has

PTSD as an active part of their life. PTSD is what led Frankensteins’ Monster to have a dim

view of the world. In ​Frankenstein​, Mary Shelley uses a bigger story to tell Robert Walton that

being knowledgeable is not always something that leads one to a moral greatness.

[BoDY]

The creature's nature isn’t what turns him into a monster. When he was born, though he

was giant and well over the normal baby weight, he was a child. Ignorant to the harshness of his

“ father “, Victor Frankenstein. Chapter 4 of the novel reads “Then I saw IT----the thing I had
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created…...But I got around him and ran from the room. I ran outside. I spent the rest of the night

in the yard, walking back and forth. When morning came, I began walking through town. I had

no idea where I was going. I knew I couldn't go back to my house, where the creature waited

(Shelley 24). ” Victor Frankenstein calls his “son” “​it”​. He took the time to create a human being

from scratch but since he does not like how he looks, Victor just neglects him. Even if he is so

frightened by his looks, he should not just run away from him. Victor never, throughout the

whole story how it might have felt to be created then thrown away the same day.

[ARTICLE EVIDENCE]

[SYnosis]

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Victor Frankenstein is at fault for his “sons”, the creatures, behavior, not society. If

Victor had not rejected him right off the bat, then no one would have gotten hurt at all.

Toward the end of chapter 4 it reads, “I began to cry. "Don't ask me!" I yelled. I threw my hands

in front of my eyes. I thought I saw the monster come into the room. "He can tell you," I said.

Suddenly, I felt as if the creature had grabbed me. "Oh, save me! Save me!" I cried. Then I fell to

the floor in a fit. It was the beginning of a sickness that lasted for months(Shelley 27).” Victor

acts like his “son” is the worst thing imaginable. Like this creature is an abomination, a villain,

practically avoiding him like the plague. If Victor had just thought “​hey, I created this, the least I

could do is teach it so it doesn’t become a bad person.”​ But no, he ran from him without telling

how to act or how to control his emotions. In some ways, though Victors’ creature lived for a

couple of months prior to killing someone, he was like a child throwing a tantrum. He was

confused and neglected, and all he wanted was someone to be nice to him. Someone to show him
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that the world isn’t all bad to people who look different, he didn’t get love in-house or out so

Victors’ “sons’” emotions went unchecked and wild.

[Conclusion]

In conclusion, Victor Frankensteins’ son, the creature he created, isn’t to be blamed for

his actions. Victors’ son was nothing but a child when he faced peoples cruelty. He just wanted

someplace to call home and though it is a cliche storyline, he just wants to be loved. People had

no business treating him like the way they did and even though Victor made him, victor had no

right to neglect him the way that he did. If Victor hadn’t tried to create life in the first place no

one would have died or gotten hurt, or if Victor hadn’t pushed his “son” away for simple being

ugly then once again no one would have gotten hurt.