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Frankenstein's Alter Ego Debate

The essay argues that The Monster from Frankenstein is the alter ego of Victor Frankenstein. It provides evidence from the novel that Victor was very cold, irresponsible, and did not take responsibility for his creation as a father should. In contrast, The Monster displayed empathy, generosity, and tried to help others, but his good actions were always misinterpreted due to his physical appearance. The essay concludes that The Monster only wanted basic human needs like love and friendship, but Victor's lack of morality and empathy prevented him from providing that, making Victor more monstrous than The Monster.

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Frankenstein's Alter Ego Debate

The essay argues that The Monster from Frankenstein is the alter ego of Victor Frankenstein. It provides evidence from the novel that Victor was very cold, irresponsible, and did not take responsibility for his creation as a father should. In contrast, The Monster displayed empathy, generosity, and tried to help others, but his good actions were always misinterpreted due to his physical appearance. The essay concludes that The Monster only wanted basic human needs like love and friendship, but Victor's lack of morality and empathy prevented him from providing that, making Victor more monstrous than The Monster.

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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. Thus was born.
In the end, he does not assume his responsibility: "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 wickedness 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. It does not sound very mature.

Instead, The Monster has visions of friendly and charming


creatures ("amiable and lovely creatures") that accompany him,
admires Agatha and Felix and considers them superior beings
("superior beings"), is described as someone of good
disposition, says De Lacey: "my life has been hitherto harmless
and in some degree beneficial" and makes an extreme effort to
rescue a girl from drowning ("extreme labor to rescue a girl from
drowning"). But no matter what he does, his actions are always
misinterpreted: Felix and Agatha believe that he has come to
attack his father, the public assumes that he is trying to
assassinate the little girl instead of rescuing her and William
Frankenstein assumes 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 Monster is the
alter ego of Victor Frankenstein.

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