Frankenstein, the Human

I'm Noelle and I'm a senior in British Literature. Over the summer, I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and, upon returning to school this week, was assigned a word cloud for one of the characters. I chose Dr. Frankenstein as he is the most prevalent character and has very similar characteristics to his monster.

The largest word is, of course, his name. A recurring theme I found in this novel was that of family, hence the two second largest words. These are the names of his wife and brother, Elizabeth and William, both of whom were murdered by the monster that he created. This leads me to the next theme.

The next words describe his monster and how he came to be. Dr. Frankenstein is very interested in science and creating life in his own creature. Unfortunately, his creation turns out to be vengeful towards the doctor and his family, resulting in the murders of the doctor's family members. After the murders begin, Dr. Frankenstein is consumed by feelings of resentment and hatred against his monster, and understandably so. As the monster causes destruction in his family, Frankenstein feels guilty for the deaths that he has indirectly caused through him, as well as sadness and self pity for his own loss.

Frankenstein and his creation are both very similar. While Frankenstein presents himself as a respectable man, he keeps his monstrous insanity hidden inside him, to be let out when he is alone. His creation is viewed as a monster because of his hideous exterior and, though he is guilty of murder, he has human emotions and knowledge but has been driven to cruel actions by society.