Frankenstein
...the movie. The decline is a less gradual one in the novel but a
decline none the less. In the movie, we see hate for mankind right from the beginning.
Can we really blame the creator though? Never even named by his creature, his being of
unimportance, and his identity is worthless in the eyes of his creature Frankenstein. In fact
he has no identity, he is looked upon as a monster that was never given the opportunity to
transform himself as a being. We see a defenite theme throughout both the movie and the
novel of the creator never getting the opportunity of trying to fit in.
Frankenstein is fully aware of his mistakes. He knows the outcome of his actions.
He says in the book, "Rather let me say such the words of the fate - enounced to destroy
me
thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny"(Shelley 40). He
calls his dilemma, a hell of intense tortures.
Ironically, Frankenstein brought his disrupment upon himself. Frankenstein is
quoted "solitude was my only consolation- deep, dark, deathlike solitude"(71). The
relationship between the two Frankenstein and the creature is in a sense a combination of
power. Frankenstein forced the creature into a life of
solitude against his own will. "Hateful day when I received life
accursed creator
I am
solitary and abhorred"(106). Yet by creating him, he had pulled himself into the same path
of loneliness. His powerful use of knowledge of creation has in turn role reversed the
approval between leader and suppressor.
The creature's monstrous build and frame has made him strong and evil. His
dislike for mankind has created a path of destruction and he now over powers
Frankenstein. "Slave
remember that I have power
you are my creator but I am your
master; obey!"(122). He now takes the dominant role within their abnormal relationship.
The creature is stronger...
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