Isolation Depicted In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Margaret Mead once said, “There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing… when we save our children, we save ourselves.” In the 1960’s, many women did not work but as the 70’s approached, they gained more and more freedoms along with other civil rights such as abortion. After earning these rights, children were unknowingly cast to the side. They were seen as nuisances or roadblocks to their parents’ careers; completely opposed to the idea that children were blessings with bright futures. Even television shows depict children as costly and maddening. Selfishness ultimately causes this shift in views of human offspring. When children are not valued and not given the love and attention they need, the consequences could last a lifetime, …show more content…
Although Frankenstein is healed when alone and thinking in nature, his creation is wandering astray and begins to question his existence and his purpose. People, when neglected, often think the neglection was their fault, just as this creature does. They begin to ask questions such as, “Who am I?”, “Why do I have to exist?” and “Where do I belong?”. These questions are important but when answered wrong or not answered at all, they can be detrimental. They lead to the asker questioning their own value because someone else refused to see value in another. Frankenstein’s creature, after being rejected for the third time, is forced into solitude within the confines of a forest. He expresses his heartbreak saying, “Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?” (117). All the creature had to offer was love but humans did not see him as such. He took the approach many people take. They hate that people treat them less than they deserve and take it out on their parents or even God. They start to believe how other people see them and despise everything about themselves. This is when children question their own value and sometimes the parents are not there to tell them how much they are worth. The present day value of children has decreased and children are simply roadblocks to their parents’ careers and could possibly turn out good. Victor refused to see any value in his creation because he was horrified at his own deeds but this shouldn't have taken any worth away from the creature itself. Shelly writes in the perspective of Victor saying, “I beheld the wretch- the miserable monster whom I had created” (48). Just as with babies, couples who are unfit and unwilling to become parents only see their own mistakes in their child. The child should not be punished because of his or her parents. All children need is love

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Isolation Depicted In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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