Thursday, December 5, 2013

Frankenstein and his creation

I enjoy reading this book very much. From my previous reading, I found out that the creature and Frankenstein met again for the second time in the mountains. The imagery that was used to describe the beauty of nature as Victor went exploring was stupendous and vivid, but a bit too long for me. I liked how the nature was an asylum away from all the devastation that hit Victor in the face every morning he woke up.

I was blown away that Victor followed the creature to the cave and definitely thought that he was doomed from the beginning. The story that the creature shared was heart-warming and grave. The feelings that rose within were sadness, anxiety and hopefulness. This creature was born to a world where he knew nothing about living and had no one to depend on. It worried me to see how much pain he would go thorough in order to survive. 

As the creature was describing the little shack he had found by the cottagers, I was hoping for things to work out. In the back of my head, I worried that he would end up getting hurt once again. Even though Mary Shelley creates Victor Frankenstein as the protagonist, I believe he truly played the antagonist. Living his work behind was a reckless and hurtful thing to do, both for him and the creature.   

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