Frankenstein glog 2

As, the book progresses even further, Shelley continues to give the beast unmistakable human features. He reflects on the treachery that has been his short time in existence. So betrayed, by something he doesn’t fully understand, he knows nothing but to end the life of the very man that would father his existence. This is ironic because in so many instances does media tell the same story. Troubled kid, goes on rampage, kills people, kills himself, etc. While the beast does this portrayed as a beast, he is really very human in voicing his frustration.

                   As you read on, you continue to feel the overwhelming need for attention and affection that the beast can just not harvest from people. Shelly personifies this desperation by making the reader feel as if the monster were a mere child, which immediately intensifies the readers personal sense of frustration.  Shelly righteously leads the reader down a path of sympathy for the beast even in his darkest times.

                  Throughout the book Shelly gives us various instances where the beast interacts with elements and experiences different feels like hunger and pain. One of the best instances of this is when the beast has his first encounter with fire. The beast comes across a small fire that has been left in the path of his crusade by the homeless sorts. He cannot fathom the concept of fire because his mind is simply still in its childish stage. He ends up injuring himself because of this fire showing the difference between the joy he gets from the warmth, and the pain he gets from touching the embers.  “In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain. How strange, I thought, that the same cause should produce such opposite affects,” (97). This shows that he is beginning to recognize not only the dangers of real world elements, but that one thing can be so seemingly appealing, yet as you get closer is absolutely horrible. Again Shelly leaves us with an irony; the monster is a complete opposite experience. He is seemingly grotesque, yet rather pleasing when you begin to see his character.   We see this event magnified yet again in the beast’s relationship the DeLuca family. He tries to become a part of the warmth that encompasses the idea of companionship. However, when he gets too close, their ignorant embers ultimately burn him.