From our initial introduction to Frankenstein\u2019s creation, we\u2019re presented with descriptions meant to incite perceptions of disgust and lead us to empathize with Frankenstein\u2019s disappointment in the outward appearance of the creature.\u00a0 Frankenstein\u2019s immediate regret for having \u201cworked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body\u201d (36) leads him to subjectively criticize the creature.\u00a0 In Frankenstein\u2019s eyes, this creature failed to meet his expectations, ruining \u201cthe beauty of the dream (36).\u201d\u00a0 After having suffered \u201cinfinite pains\u201d in the process of forming this new life, he cannot accept that his creation isn’t the beautiful creature he selected.\u00a0 Shelley conveys this dissatisfaction by utilizing dehumanizing language, referring to it as a \u201cdemoniacal corpse” and \u201cwretch,\u201damong other terms.\u00a0 Our understanding of this creature is therefore prematurely clouded by a vision of something nonhuman.\u00a0 Frankenstein\u2019s expectations were so great such that he now sees his work as a total failure, meaning he focuses solely on the negatives and sees no reason to attempt to befriend the creature and potentially find positives from his efforts.\u00a0 In choosing to dehumanize his creation and abandon him from the get-go, Frankenstein sets himself up for his own dehumanization; Frankenstein\u2019s lack of attention toward the creature leaves his creation lost in the world, and is likely responsible for the killings of those close to Frankenstein.\u00a0 This brings up the debate over whether we, as humans, have a responsibility to nurture what we bring into this world to prevent our creations from becoming lost without that necessary social contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From our initial introduction to Frankenstein\u2019s creation, we\u2019re presented with descriptions meant to incite perceptions of disgust and lead us to empathize with Frankenstein\u2019s disappointment in the outward appearance of the creature.\u00a0 Frankenstein\u2019s immediate regret for having \u201cworked hard for … Continue reading