Like Father, like Son

Carlos Espinoza

ENL 3

Andrew Hageman

Like Father, like Son?

My first example of evidence is from pages 22-23 where Victor Frankenstein’s father tells him not to read Cornelius Agrippa because it was trash. Victor goes on to explain that if only his father would have explained that Cornelius’ principles had been disproved by modern science that perhaps none of the horrific incidents may have occurred.

My second example of evidence comes from page 40 where Victor is describing how wretched and miserable his creation looks. This occurs right before he decides to bring it to life. Victor brings his creature to life and immediately rushes out of the room to seek refuge from his creation.

My last example comes from page 120 where the creature asks Victor to create a companion for him. He asks Victor to please make him happy by creating him a mate would make the creature feel some sort of gratitude for his creator despite the fact that he was abandoned.

I chose the following examples of evidence because they all show examples of father and son relationships. The first and third examples are related because they both show how the son in the situation is asking something more of the father. In the first example Victor receives only a small comment instead of a thorough explanation to why Cornelius is garbage. The thorough explanation could have prevented the creation of the creature.

The second example differs from the other too because if focuses more on how Victor did not take responsibility for his creation and just abandoned it. Victor’s father did not exactly abandon him; he was just never entirely there for Victor. Victor’s father was only there to tell him what he should do and in a way just dictate his life. In the third example the creature is asking Victor to make him a companion and in a way make up for what he did to him.