I think it’s interesting how in pop culture nowadays, a large portion of the population actually associates the name Frankenstein to be a monster himself, instead of identifying him as the creator of the monster. This irony brings into question the idea that even though genetically and naturally, Victor is technically the human, he presents more robotic and monster-like traits than the actual “monster”. So what makes someone a human? An essential quality of humanity is the ability to form connections, and we do that by communicating in various methods that lead to relationships, both positive and negative. The monster demands of Victor, “‘Are you to be happy while I grovel in the intensity of my wretchedness? You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains\u2014revenge, henceforth dearer than light or food!'” (121). Once the monster began to learn more of language and knowledge in general, he realized his loneliness, and this desire to have a mate, to form that kind of connection, is innately human. Though eventually his only connection to another being becomes one of anger and revenge, that is still some form of a relationship. When Victor dies however, the monster claims that “I,\u00a0the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on” (166), and this shows exactly how his one connection to Victor had been sustaining his humanity. He can not LIVE without some other connection, and the essence of “living” itself is another uniquely human quality when compared to simply “surviving”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think it’s interesting how in pop culture nowadays, a large portion of the population actually associates the name Frankenstein to be a monster himself, instead of identifying him as the creator of the monster. This irony brings into question … Continue reading