Birth of Frankenstein
Nature vs nurture is a big part of Frankenstein. Victor created this creature from old body parts of the deceased and strange chemicals. He was an 8 foot tall ugly creature. He had yellowish skin with glowing eyes. His hair and lips were both black, but with white teeth. He was enormously strong but had a mind of a new born. He was seeking revenge against Frankenstein because everyone resented him, and viciously attacked him for his ugly appearance. He ends up killing Victors younger brother, his best friend, Henry, his wife on their wedding day. When Victor dies, the monster is extremely sad, he was so bitter about being alone he took innocent lives. The ugly, but loving creature resorts to killing himself.
How this is affected by his nature mostly has to deal with his creator. There can be some speculation to the fact that he gained his nature from Victor, who was very destructive with what he did, and in fact the first encounter with his creator he was exiled away. When he was exiled, he instinctually knew how to survive, drinking water from the creek and finding berries to thrive off of. He was also very knowledgable, and had a rapid growth of learning new things, such as when he stuck his hand in the fire and was burnt by the touch, or when he was learning to talk very articulately from the family he was living in. Some may say that he learned all that stuff as a part of nurture, but yet that doesn't explain why he learned it at the rate he did, as that could have been a trait the monster was born with.
His rage might have been passed down through him from Victor as well. Victor's narcissistic ways can be seen in the monster multiple times throughout the course of the story. The monster comes back to his creator in order to not only explain his tale of woe, but to demand a wife of his own like and ugliness. This can be seen as an allusion to his creator himself, as he only truly cares about himself and wants what is best for hiimself, and not what others want from him. He doesn't as for his own appearance, but to have someone love him, just as Victor wanted the creature to do to him.
Yet, there are many reasons to see why Nature might not be the entire story of Frakenstein. Though it seems a lot was developed through the monster from birth, there also seems to be evidence supporting the theory that it was learned through the usage of nurture.
His rage might have been passed down through him from Victor as well. Victor's narcissistic ways can be seen in the monster multiple times throughout the course of the story. The monster comes back to his creator in order to not only explain his tale of woe, but to demand a wife of his own like and ugliness. This can be seen as an allusion to his creator himself, as he only truly cares about himself and wants what is best for hiimself, and not what others want from him. He doesn't as for his own appearance, but to have someone love him, just as Victor wanted the creature to do to him.
Yet, there are many reasons to see why Nature might not be the entire story of Frakenstein. Though it seems a lot was developed through the monster from birth, there also seems to be evidence supporting the theory that it was learned through the usage of nurture.