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  • Essay / Frankenstein consumed by illness - 699

    In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein's illness seems to be a way for the main character to separate himself from society. When people are sick, they tend to withdraw or withdraw from others. In Frankenstein's case, his physical condition deteriorates every time he comes into contact with the monster. His physical conditions seem directly linked to any confrontation with the monster. We can see that Frankenstein unconsciously uses illness to escape his guilt and responsibilities as a monster. Subsequently, illness can be seen as a way for Frankenstein to hide and forget the acts he indirectly committed. Although in reality, the disease is not effective because instead of improving Frankenstein's condition, it only masks him as he continues to deteriorate after each encounter with the monster, ultimately leading to the dead. Frankenstein tends to get sick whenever he feels guilty or needs to take responsibility. for his actions. Shortly after creating the monster from lifeless matter, Frankenstein retreats from the scene. It was only when he met Clerval that he was finally able to return to his apartment. Once he realized the monster had left his apartment, he became overly happy in a way that worried his friend (Shelly 51). Frankenstein was aware that he was responsible for bringing something terrible into the world. “It was the beginning of a nervous fever which confined him… for several months” (Shelly 52). Of course, Frankenstein would fall into a "nervous fever", he openly admits that he cannot accept what he has created and that it makes him sick. This proves that Frankenstein is using illness to escape his current problems. While in a...... middle of paper ......ankenstein internally. Shelley manipulates the illness in a way that allows the reader to understand the guilt and emotions Victor feels for taking on the role of God and creating life. Frankenstein's illness begins to manifest the day he lays eyes on his creation. From that day on, he suffered the consequences of his actions. The depiction of illness illuminates the meaning of the work by expressing that the intention may be positive, but the result may not turn out as expected. His "creation" experienced the world on its own and, without proper guidance, he transformed into a "monster". As a result, just because you bring pure life into the world, it is the world that turns into evil. Overall, Frankenstein wanted to bring goodness to the world, but instead he created a monster and used illness as a way to escape his guilt and responsibility towards the creature..