Irresponsibility In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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The death of Victor’s mother, Caroline Beaufort, was a new chapter within Victor life, a very dark chapter that displays his misfortunate life; however, Victor use of words like omen and fate created a sense of irresponsibility or the sense of Victor denying the responsibility for his unfortunate life. Additionally, Victor were to attend a university far away from his family, which added the feeling of suspend considering Victor whole life was surrounded by familiar faces; moreover, in a previous chapter Victor admitted to being an outcast; thus, foreshadowing the hard time Victor will face at the university (at least socially) and the extensive amount of time dedicated to natural philosophy; hence, the creation of Frankenstein. Furthermore,

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