Topic > Nature and Nurture in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The discussion between nature and nurture is extremely vital in the novel Frankenstein by the Blessed Virgin Shelley. Victor Frankenstein and therefore the creature he creates have an innate academic nature that affects each of their personalities. Frankenstein and therefore the creature's unit of measurement were subjected to 2 very different styles of education. although every unit of measure of nature and nurture is necessary throughout the novel, the character argument is guilty for the Victor Frankenstein season, while the nurture argument is guilty for the creature season. Shelley makes this idea clear to the reader through his powerful words that once describe Victor's personality and therefore the creature. Shelley 1 addresses Victor's nature. He describes being born a Genevan into a family that is “one of the most illustrious of that republic” (Shelley 18). Frankenstein continues to explain his family with adjectives like “honor” and “integrity” (18). Shelley's diction that once addressed Victor's nature describes his family as honorable and prestigious. Not being an exception to this prestigious legacy, Victor ultimately becomes a victim of his nature. Victor's greed for power, much like the ability that succeeded him, is simply too exuberant to handle. “I had worked…with the sole purpose of breathing life into an inanimate body…I had longed for the approach to surpass moderation,” says Victor (39). Shelley's use of powerful words such as desire, passion, and overcoming portrays the idea of ​​this overwhelming desire for power in Victor's nature and foreshadows Victor's eventual downfall. Additionally, Victor's natural curiosity about the sciences is portrayed through the use of Shelley or. ..... middle of paper ...... almost like an abused animal, the creature lashes out at those around him, killing and injuring other groups of people because he himself is constantly met with anger and violence. perhaps the creature would have shown compassion towards others if he himself had been educated in compassion. Throughout Shelley's novel, the results of the discussion between character and education are illustrated to the reader through the strategy in which the two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and thus the creature he created, a unit of measurement represented to the reader through the use of organized selection of words. Victor falls victim to nature and the creature also falls victim to being nurtured. Shelley explains this to the reader through his diction and thus the symbolism of the solar fireplace as an intellectually intriguing, yet physically harmful force..