The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Ruth Handler created Barbie in an attempt to make a toy doll superior to the paper dolls her daughter and most other young girls grew up playing with. Originally, Barbie was created with completely well meaning intentions. It did not take long for Barbie to become one of the most popular toys on the market. In the 50 years Barbie has been around, she has had around 150 jobs, ranging from stay at home mom, to a nurse, to the president. Ruth worked with Mattel and began marketing a doll who inspired girls to follow their dreams and taught them that they can be anything they want, despite gender norms. The character of Barbie is highly diverse and intelligent, she is a character who can learn to do anything, all the while being considered the beauty icon of the world. Victor Frankenstein created his …show more content…
He is frightful not because the mindless actions that usually occur in monsters, but because his acts are thoughtful and calculated, in order to cause as much distress as possible. His years of study taught him more than how to fit in to society, but how to read havoc within society as well, especially in Victor Frankenstein’s life. He learned what causes humans to react positively, and what causes humans to react negatively. Instead of simply killing Frankenstein out of rage, the monster draws out his torture. His first act of destructive intelligence occurs with the death of William Frankenstein. “I, too, can create desolation, my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.” The monster performs this act knowing the consequences that will affect Frankenstein and himself. He thus he uses his newly gained understanding of the law when he blames the death on Justine. “-not I, but she shall suffer the murder I have committed because I am forever robbed of all that she could give me, she shall atone.”

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