Character Development in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Essay -- Franken

Character Development in bloody shame Shelleys Frankenstein In any novel the author is free to stool and shape their flakes in whatever way they see fit. In Frankenstein, Shelley does an thin job of shaping her characters, be it however minute their part in the stage, so that the reader gets a clear picture of Shelleys creations. It seems that each character in Shelleys Frankenstein is created by Shelley to give the reader a certain judgment of the character. By doing this Shelley creates the characters the way she wants us to see them. She tells us certain things nigh them and gives them certain traits so that they will fit into the falsehood the way she wants them to. In particular I will examine the characters of the monster, Elizabeth, and former(a) man De Lacey. peerless of the more(prenominal) minor characters but still an intricate part of the story is the old man, De Lacy. He is the father of the family whom the monster watches after he has left wing his place of creation in Ingolstadt. The monster learns from the family and feels a closeness to them that is innovative to him. The fact that the old man is blind is no coincidence at all. Shelly purposely made him blind so he could not be influenced by the monster?s hideous appearance. When the monster finally whole caboodle up the courage and the old man is finally alone in the cottage, the monster makes his move. He enters claiming he is a wanderer looking for a place of shelter and rest. As he tells of his predicament he seems to uphold the old man, appears to be fluent in the English language, and for all intense purposes appears a normal person. It is not until the old man?s children vex home and he is alarmed by the screams of Felix and Agatha, that the monster is seen as any... ...are more complex such as the monster, many such as the old man are put in to make a point, and some such as Elizabeth are created in a way that augments the imperfections of others. separately of the characters in Frankenstein has a role or purpose in the story and is created in a way that adds to the story line and the novel in general. By creating each character and shaping them to a specific likeness, Shelley has creates a complex story and one of English literatures greatest classics. Work CitedShelley, Mary. Frankenstein A Norton Critical Edition. ed. J. Paul Hunter. New York W. W. Norton, 1996.Works ConsultedLevine, George. The Endurance of Frankenstein. Los Angeles Moers, 1974. Patterson, Arthur Paul. A Frankenstein Study. http//www.watershed.winnipeg.mb.ca/Frankenstein.html Spark, Muriel. Mary Shelly. New York Dutton, 1987.