Frankenstein Essay In the novel Frankenstein, A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly, she addresses many controversial issues about creation, sciences, morality, and consequences. However, when Victor Frankenstein creates his monster and it comes alive he believes that he has constructed an abominable to the human race. As soon as the being wakes Frankenstein abandons it, because he cannot face or cope with his creation. Victor immediately assumes that his creature is an evil beast, but contrary to this idea the nameless creation is not evil in nature and possesses what every human has; a soul. The being may not be human but has a soul because he emits the qualities of a human being; these are the moral or emotional nature of a being or identity, the essence of a human, and the intensity or energy that radiates from a high functioning creature. When Victor Frankenstein makes the supernatural being, he gives it a soul, the composition of a soul was up to the being, but a determining factor of a soul would be emotional and moral identity that is parallel to humans. The individual’s soul is revealed when he rescues the small girl from the river. This shows compassion and morals for helping the weak and helpless that cannot help themselves. His emotional side is expressed when he approaches the mountains and he says, “ I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure…I allowed myself to become borne away by them; and, …Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks”(101, Shelly). The creature conveys how he is so moved by the awe, peacefulness, and loveliness of nature it moves him to tears. This is an example of irony because such an unattractive giant can cry about beauty, when he himself does not posses any physical beauty. However this is only one example of the creation expressing his emotions and just like any other human he has fits of rage, lulls of happiness, jealousy, and even sympathy towards people who have more them him like the cottagers. These qualities demonstrate that he has an emotional and moral identity that is part of what a soul is composed of. The creature has a soul because another part of what a soul is made of is the essence or the nature of a human, which he reveals that he has. The creation has the essence of a human being because he has the same qualities, these are desires, needs, cognitive thinking, and emotions. In fulfilling his emotions, the individual has desires, such as a female counterpart, a sense of belonging, and being loved. In addition the creature, like humans, has needs like food, water, and shelter on a basic level, and then on an internal level the living being needs love and nurturing. Another trait that makes an essence of a being is cognitive thinking, which the living being demonstrates when he reads, talks, and comprehends concrete and abstract ideas. This is shown when the living being reads Paradise Lost and then relates parts of it back to his own life. When the creation reads, “Did I request thee, Maker from my Clay/ To mold me man? Did I solicit thee/ From darkness to promote me?” (Milton). This is an example where the creation uses cognitive thinking and then is able to relate it to himself with his emotions. From this quote he relates to the character Adam from Paradise Lost and questions why he was made and he wonders if it could have been better if he were not created. The being’s essence is indicated when the being expresses his feelings, desires, needs and his cognitive thinking, because these are qualities that humans have. The final portion of what makes a soul and that the creation displayed is intensity and energy, which can be seen in spurts of emotions that the individual shows. The first example of his intensity and energy is when the cottagers left and in a fit of rage he set fire to the cottage and surrounding yard. His emotions must have gotten to him when he realized that he was the cause of their sudden move, but also that they were the closest thing he had to protection and family, since these were the people who taught him everything that he knew. This intensity and anger was most likely directed toward himself for making the De Lacy family move and it was shown in an outward fashion with the burning of the cottage. In addition when the creature confronted Victor Frankenstein and demanded a female counter part that he felt she would give him what he did not receive because he was neglected. When the being made his case to Frankenstein there was an intensity to him since a female mate was the only thing he wanted in the entire world and what he thought he deserved because every other living creature has a mate. Finally when the individual saved the little girl from the river, and his reward for his good deed was to be yelled at and then shot, and caused the being to be outraged because, he realized that whether he did good acts or bad, humans would still respond in the same manor towards him due to his appearance. In his outburst he proclaims, “I had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone” (101 Shelly). This energy reveals anger for a race that will not accept him, a creator that abandoned him, and that this would be the reaction of humans who saw him. The living being’s energy may seen as negative and upset because of what has happened to him, but he does radiate and energy. The creation does not consider himself human, but that does not mean he does not possess what humans have, a soul. The living being demonstrates that he does have soul because he exhibits an emotional and moral identity, as essence of being, and intensity and energy. These are components of a soul that are conveyed throughout the novel. Though the being might be denied of his human rights, but he will not be denied a soul. The monster Victor Frankenstein thinks that he has created, turns out to be more human-like because through his actions and emotions he reveals that he does have a soul due to his moral emotional identity, essence, and energy. The creation is an example of how non-human creatures can have souls and that appearance is not reflected on inside. `
In the novel Frankenstein, A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly, she addresses many controversial issues about creation, sciences, morality, and consequences. However, when Victor Frankenstein creates his monster and it comes alive he believes that he has constructed an abominable to the human race. As soon as the being wakes Frankenstein abandons it, because he cannot face or cope with his creation. Victor immediately assumes that his creature is an evil beast, but contrary to this idea the nameless creation is not evil in nature and possesses what every human has; a soul. The being may not be human but has a soul because he emits the qualities of a human being; these are the moral or emotional nature of a being or identity, the essence of a human, and the intensity or energy that radiates from a high functioning creature.
When Victor Frankenstein makes the supernatural being, he gives it a soul, the composition of a soul was up to the being, but a determining factor of a soul would be emotional and moral identity that is parallel to humans. The individual’s soul is revealed when he rescues the small girl from the river. This shows compassion and morals for helping the weak and helpless that cannot help themselves. His emotional side is expressed when he approaches the mountains and he says, “ I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure…I allowed myself to become borne away by them; and, …Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks”(101, Shelly). The creature conveys how he is so moved by the awe, peacefulness, and loveliness of nature it moves him to tears. This is an example of irony because such an unattractive giant can cry about beauty, when he himself does not posses any physical beauty. However this is only one example of the creation expressing his emotions and just like any other human he has fits of rage, lulls of happiness, jealousy, and even sympathy towards people who have more them him like the cottagers. These qualities demonstrate that he has an emotional and moral identity that is part of what a soul is composed of.
The creature has a soul because another part of what a soul is made of is the essence or the nature of a human, which he reveals that he has. The creation has the essence of a human being because he has the same qualities, these are desires, needs, cognitive thinking, and emotions. In fulfilling his emotions, the individual has desires, such as a female counterpart, a sense of belonging, and being loved. In addition the creature, like humans, has needs like food, water, and shelter on a basic level, and then on an internal level the living being needs love and nurturing. Another trait that makes an essence of a being is cognitive thinking, which the living being demonstrates when he reads, talks, and comprehends concrete and abstract ideas. This is shown when the living being reads Paradise Lost and then relates parts of it back to his own life. When the creation reads, “Did I request thee, Maker from my Clay/ To mold me man? Did I solicit thee/ From darkness to promote me?” (Milton). This is an example where the creation uses cognitive thinking and then is able to relate it to himself with his emotions. From this quote he relates to the character Adam from Paradise Lost and questions why he was made and he wonders if it could have been better if he were not created. The being’s essence is indicated when the being expresses his feelings, desires, needs and his cognitive thinking, because these are qualities that humans have.
The final portion of what makes a soul and that the creation displayed is intensity and energy, which can be seen in spurts of emotions that the individual shows. The first example of his intensity and energy is when the cottagers left and in a fit of rage he set fire to the cottage and surrounding yard. His emotions must have gotten to him when he realized that he was the cause of their sudden move, but also that they were the closest thing he had to protection and family, since these were the people who taught him everything that he knew. This intensity and anger was most likely directed toward himself for making the De Lacy family move and it was shown in an outward fashion with the burning of the cottage. In addition when the creature confronted Victor Frankenstein and demanded a female counter part that he felt she would give him what he did not receive because he was neglected. When the being made his case to Frankenstein there was an intensity to him since a female mate was the only thing he wanted in the entire world and what he thought he deserved because every other living creature has a mate. Finally when the individual saved the little girl from the river, and his reward for his good deed was to be yelled at and then shot, and caused the being to be outraged because, he realized that whether he did good acts or bad, humans would still respond in the same manor towards him due to his appearance. In his outburst he proclaims, “I had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone” (101 Shelly). This energy reveals anger for a race that will not accept him, a creator that abandoned him, and that this would be the reaction of humans who saw him. The living being’s energy may seen as negative and upset because of what has happened to him, but he does radiate and energy.
The creation does not consider himself human, but that does not mean he does not possess what humans have, a soul. The living being demonstrates that he does have soul because he exhibits an emotional and moral identity, as essence of being, and intensity and energy. These are components of a soul that are conveyed throughout the novel. Though the being might be denied of his human rights, but he will not be denied a soul. The monster Victor Frankenstein thinks that he has created, turns out to be more human-like because through his actions and emotions he reveals that he does have a soul due to his moral emotional identity, essence, and energy. The creation is an example of how non-human creatures can have souls and that appearance is not reflected on inside. `