Slave

I find myself forgetting as I read that Mart Shelley's Frankenstein began with Frankenstien recounting his story to Walton. He meant to teach Walton a lesson through his story, and I think this lesson really become eminent towards the end of the novel when the creature's interactions with Frankenstein become more and more frequent. The creature often refers to Frankenstein as "slave" or commands him to do his bidding. "Slave, I before reasoned with you, but you have proved yourself unworthy of my condescension. Remember that I have power; you believe yourself miserable, but j can make you so wretched that the light of day will be hateful to you. Oh are my creator, but I am your master; obey!" The creature realizes it's full power over Victor. Not only does it possess physical advantages, but these physical strengths allow him to destroy the emotional state of others. He is also very clever and knows exactly how to cause victor the most possible misery. Again, I feel no pity for Victor. He refuses time and time again to grant the creature his very reasonable request that Victor, as his creator, surely owes him. Victor shows no mercy towards the helpless creature to whom he have a miserable life. He hears the warning of the monster, and still refuses his end of the promise, apart making it hard to feel pity for him when the creature keeps his word and kills Elizabeth.

A Reasonable Request

"What I ask of you is reasonable and moderate; I demand a creature of another sex, but as hideous as myself; the gratification is small, but it is all that I can receive, ad it shall content me." The cresture's request of Victor is nothing if not reasonable. Victor has caused countless sufferings to his creature, a creature whom he gave life and is therefore responsible for. Victor's fears regarding the creation of another like the creature who has already brought so much fear and destruction to his life is understandable, but he undoubtedly owes the creature this recompense. Not only does Victor owe the creature happiness after bringing him into a world that has only showed him malice, the creature assures Vicfor that he and his mate will be of no harm to Victor or the entire human race. "'I swear,' he cried, 'by the sun, and by the blue sky of heaven, and by the fire of love that burns in my heart, that if you grant my prayer, while they exist you shall never behold me again.'" The creature's response is incredibly reasonable, and even Victor's hesitance astounds me. He is heartless to even think that he can bring this living, breathing, and feeling creature into the world to let it live in despair. Victor owes the creature happines; he owes him the creation of this mate.

Pathos

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the creature's unjust treatment by humankind evokes much pathos. At first, the novel portrays the creature as a ghastly evil being because this is what Victor believed it to be. However, as the cresture's true nature is revealed, his unjust circumstances evoke sympathy. I am personally on team creature. I'm not sure what Victor expected the creature to become after being raised on its own and being taught nothing but hatred for the human race that did nothing but unjustly rejected and despised him. The creature says to Victor, "Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, who thou drivest from joy  for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend." The creature presents an excellent point to his creator. He was not inherently evil, but the mistreatment he received from the world, and even from his master, inspired hatred and introduced malice to his being. The creature deserves pity, though he has committed several heinous crimes. He wishes to be good and desires no more than a frien, but even this small request is time and time again denied until his good heart learns to resent those who resent him for no reason. Victor and humanity cast the monster aside and show malice towards him for no reason other than he looks quite horrid. The creature naturally learned to hate humans in return. Victor, though I pity his losses, deserves no sympathy. It is his own fault that his loved ones are dead, and his fault again for not seeing the reason in the cresture's request which eventually leads to the death of Elizabeth.

Frame Story

The creature of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein presents an excellent example of a frame story. He meets Frankenstein on a mountain while he is wallowing in despair of the recent events, William and Justine's deaths, for which he feels responsible. The creature insists that Frankenstein hear his story, which is of course the frame story in question. "Hear my tale; tibia long and strange..." The creature recounts for Victor all the events of his life from his creation to that point on the mountain. Many aspects of his story are quite amazing, like his ability to learn the human language on his own and furthermore to learn to read by eves dropping on lessons bein taught to someone else. The cresture's story also provides a lot if background information for precious events in the story as well as explanations for why the creature is the way he is. Is story explains the whole situation with William and Justine. It also allows the reader to understand the attitude and actions of the creature as they understand his past and upbringing.

Foreshadowing

Mary Shelley gives a specific instance of foreshadowing in her novel Frankenstein withered the creature's threatening of victor and his loved ones. The creature says, "It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night". This threat by the creature could be construed many ways. Upon first reading this statement by the creature, I thought he was using Victor's as a representation of the fear Victor will feel of his creation for his entire life. I thought that the creature was warning him that even on his wedding-night, a time that should be filled with joy, Victor will be in fear of the creature. It is clear by Victor's thoughts," I should regard the threatened fate as unavoidable. But death was no evil to me, if the loss of Elizabeth were balanced with it...", that he believes that the monster's threat implies the imminent deaths of he and his soon-to-be bride. In the end, it is clear that the true meaning of the threat is to intend to cause Victor more pain than he could have guessed. The monster intends to mirror Victor's killing of his mate by returning the favor, killing Elizabeth.

Krempe vs. Waldman

Upon arriving at the Univesity of Ingolstadt, Frankenstein meets with two professors of science to orient himself with them and their subjects.  He firsts meets with the professor of natural philosophy, M. Kempe.  The professor inquires about Frankenstein's past experience with this field of science and Frankenstein informs him of his obsession with the works of a certain few alchemists and authors. The professor replies, "'Have you,' he said, 'really spent your time in studying such nonsense?'"  Clearly professor Waldaman holds no credibility in the scientists that Frankenstein has based his scientific fascinations on.  Though Frankenstein was warned by his father before reading the apparently foolish novels that they were useless, he is disenchanted by Krempe's remarks.  On the other hand, Professor Waldman spurs the imagination and determination of Frankenstein. "But these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and their eyes to pore over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracles." Waldman's words spark a flame in Frankensteins mind to do just as other scientists have done and more.  He desires to perform "miracles" by defying the vary laws of nature and make discoveries that most people have hardly dreamed of.

Look Before You Leap

Despite all of his calculations and experiments, Frankenstein forgot a very important part of the planning for his discorvery.  He failed to prepare himself fully for the outcome of his success. He focused for so long on the sole idea of achieving his ultimate goal that he completely forgot to imagine how he would feel when he finally reached it. He states, "but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." Frankenstein loved the chase; pushing the boundaries of science is his passion. He adores the acquisition of knowledge, and he will go to any lengths in order to get this knowledge. However, Frankenstein prepared for everything besides his own feelings towards the outcome of his discovery. As soon as he had achieved success and the desire for knowledge had passed, he no longer loved his work. The result of his labors disgusted him. It is incredibly ironic that after years of effort and work building up to this point, all Frankenstein feels is disgust and hatred for his creation.