What Is Nurture In Frankenstein

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Nature vs Nurture has been long debated. Is it heredity “passed from the genes of biological parents” (Tanner, Warren and Bellack 7) or environment, which of these shapes us into the people we become? Are we born the villain or are we simply a victim of society? Frankenstein is a classic story which shows us how loneliness and rejection created a monster.
“The daughter of a brilliant mother (Mary Wollstonecraft) and father (William Godwin)” (Moers 319), Mary Shelley was tasked by her literary friends to create a horror story. In the end she created a monster so scary it incited others to emulate her. Her gruesome tale was imagined from a nightmare about her first child’s death and fueled by childhood tales of reanimation. Shelley’s Frankenstein,
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He retreats to the forest away from all those who despised and feared him. Here he learns how to take care of himself and enjoys the simple pleasures of life, like the singing of the birds and the warmth of the sun. Eventually, like all of us he seeks out companionship. Even after all of the rejection so far he is compelled to learn and do all he can to win the De Lacy families trust and dreams of becoming part of their happy family. By watching this family the creature learns the compassion and joy a family can bring. This family is much like the Baxter family where she was treated as a sister” (Marshal 438) and she spent many happy months.
The dream of love and companionship is once again shattered when he is beaten and chased away from the family he adored. This loss is much like Mary who lost a child and sister and is still shunned by her father. After the anger and disappointment ebb, the creature seeks the only person who may be able to alleviate the pain. His creator. The final hope is to have a mate like himself. A companion who will love him is his greatest desire. If not he vows to be the monster he is already perceived