Victor's emotions are largely centered around the creature's whereabouts and appearances in his life. At the beginning, during the creation process, Victor "seemed to have lost all soul or sensations but for this one pursuit" (33). All of Victor's time was spent working on figuring out how to create life from a nonliving body. During this time, Victor was determined and driven to finish his creation. He was fascinated with the idea of creating human life, until the creature actually comes to life. When the creature lives, Victor is horrified and he says, "Disgust filled my heart" (35). His dream had become a living hell and he was utterly terrified of what he had created. He runs away from home with Clerval and eventually recovers from his shock and horror at what he had done. Almost two years had passed since Victor had seen the creature he created. When he visited the site of William's murder, Victor's misery was deepened by the sight of the creature in that area. Victor was already saddened by the death of his younger brother and upon seeing the creature he could only conclude one thing: The creature was the murderer of his brother. This thought alone wrecked Victor's emotions and he became once again drowned by despair and hopelessness. It seems that whenever the creature makes an appearance in Victor's life it causes Victor's recovery to be thrown out the window. The existence of the creature itself prevents Victor from being truly happy, because the thought always creeps into his mind. Mixed with the fact that the creature is a murderer, Victor carries a heavy burden knowing that he has created such an evil being.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Victor's Emotions
"These sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving" (66).
Victor's emotions are largely centered around the creature's whereabouts and appearances in his life. At the beginning, during the creation process, Victor "seemed to have lost all soul or sensations but for this one pursuit" (33). All of Victor's time was spent working on figuring out how to create life from a nonliving body. During this time, Victor was determined and driven to finish his creation. He was fascinated with the idea of creating human life, until the creature actually comes to life. When the creature lives, Victor is horrified and he says, "Disgust filled my heart" (35). His dream had become a living hell and he was utterly terrified of what he had created. He runs away from home with Clerval and eventually recovers from his shock and horror at what he had done. Almost two years had passed since Victor had seen the creature he created. When he visited the site of William's murder, Victor's misery was deepened by the sight of the creature in that area. Victor was already saddened by the death of his younger brother and upon seeing the creature he could only conclude one thing: The creature was the murderer of his brother. This thought alone wrecked Victor's emotions and he became once again drowned by despair and hopelessness. It seems that whenever the creature makes an appearance in Victor's life it causes Victor's recovery to be thrown out the window. The existence of the creature itself prevents Victor from being truly happy, because the thought always creeps into his mind. Mixed with the fact that the creature is a murderer, Victor carries a heavy burden knowing that he has created such an evil being.
Victor's emotions are largely centered around the creature's whereabouts and appearances in his life. At the beginning, during the creation process, Victor "seemed to have lost all soul or sensations but for this one pursuit" (33). All of Victor's time was spent working on figuring out how to create life from a nonliving body. During this time, Victor was determined and driven to finish his creation. He was fascinated with the idea of creating human life, until the creature actually comes to life. When the creature lives, Victor is horrified and he says, "Disgust filled my heart" (35). His dream had become a living hell and he was utterly terrified of what he had created. He runs away from home with Clerval and eventually recovers from his shock and horror at what he had done. Almost two years had passed since Victor had seen the creature he created. When he visited the site of William's murder, Victor's misery was deepened by the sight of the creature in that area. Victor was already saddened by the death of his younger brother and upon seeing the creature he could only conclude one thing: The creature was the murderer of his brother. This thought alone wrecked Victor's emotions and he became once again drowned by despair and hopelessness. It seems that whenever the creature makes an appearance in Victor's life it causes Victor's recovery to be thrown out the window. The existence of the creature itself prevents Victor from being truly happy, because the thought always creeps into his mind. Mixed with the fact that the creature is a murderer, Victor carries a heavy burden knowing that he has created such an evil being.
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