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How does Mary Shelly present the themes of rejection and alienation in the novel ‘Frankenstein’?
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How does Mary Shelly present the themes of rejection and alienation in the novel 'Frankenstein'? Mary Shelly uses various ways to present the themes of rejection and alienation in the novel 'Frankenstein'. Rejection and alienation are important themes in Frankenstein because they are things that a lot of characters experience. For example The line "Yet you my creator, detest and spurn me" suggests that the Monster is being rejected by the person who brought him into this world. This is effective because the Monster is being rejected by the person who supposed to love him the most. This makes us sympathise with the Monster because it is like being rejected by his father. At the start of the novel we see that Walton is alienated. This is shown when Walton writes to Margaret saying "But I have one want which I never yet been able to satisfy; and the absence of the...
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