5) ¿The Monster Is Doctor Frankenstein Is Alter Ego?

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5) ¿The Monster is Doctor Frankenstein is alter ego?

This essay is about the popular novel Frankenstein. The novel


tells the story of The Monster, to which Victor Frankenstein
(Doctor Frankenstein) grants his life by means of human parts
lying in the cemetery. As soon as he receives the life of his
creator, Victor abandons him to his fate, disgusted by his
physical appearance, does not raise him and, thus, frees
himself from any responsibility. The monster with the passing
of time, he began to know himself, finding his empathy,
generosity and love for others. Victor was very cold, hypocritical
and irresponsible, because he was the creator of the creature,
he had to take charge of his work as "father". In my opinion,
yes, The Monster is the alter ego of Victor Frankenstein.

Curiosity killed the cat. The novel offers us a detailed


description of Victor Frankenstein's personality as a child. He
says: "The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine";
"Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature...
are among the earliest sensations I can remember"; "It was the
secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn." In Other
words, Victor tells us (1) that he is a curious person, and even
more so (2) that he has always been that way. He insists so
much that he has been curious since childhood, that we can
hardly blame him for his actions. Of course that his curiosity
ended in the creation of his monster, and seeing satiated
curiosity leaves it aside as if it were a finished project.
In the end Dr. Frankenstein realizes what he had created, he
created life, but looking at what his monster was he thought:
"Did I have the right, for my own benefit, to inflict this curse on
the eternal generations?" Before, I had been moved by the
sophisms of the being I had created; Devilish threats, but now,
for the first time, the perversity of my promise burst into "me," I
shuddered to think that future ages could curse me like their
plague, whose selfishness had not hesitated to buy their own
peace at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the entire
human race. "There is nothing that is wrong, that worries you
that others perceive it that way". With all those thoughts
afflicting him, he comes to the conclusion that what I believe
was evil and that it would only cause harm.
But, the monster looks at the creatures as friendly and
charming, admires Agatha and Felix and considers them
superior beings, described as someone of good disposition,
says De Lacey: "my life has been harmless and to some
extent it is feasible" and He makes an extreme effort to rescue
a girl from drowning ("extreme work to rescue a girl from
drowning"). But no matter what he does, his actions are
always misinterpreted: Felix and Agatha believe that he has
attacked his father, the public is trying to assassinate the girl
instead of rescuing her and William Frankenstein supposes
that he is going to kill him.

All the immoral acts committed by Victor Frankenstein have


been evidence of his lack of maturity and empathy. The
Monster only wanted what any human needs, love,
happiness, friendship, respect etc... But he did not get it,
because of Victor's lack of good morals. There are times when
the same human being is the true monster. In short, The
Commented [R1]: Good conclusion
Monster is the alter ego of Victor Frankenstein.

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