Put a Girl in it Essay -- Sociology, Human Companionship

Put a Girl in it Human companionship is one of the most basic needs of humans that can be seen in the Creation story. It is tricky for any human to find the perfect companion, especially if one is one of a kind. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein two characters exemplify this need Dr. Victor Frankenstein and The Creature. They are in search of the same thing companionship, and they go to great lengths to try to achieve it from the traditional to scientific discoveries. The classic theme of perversion of family is a major component in Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein comes from a good family and in his adult life he longing for a loving companion is mainly found in the pursuit of the Creature and Elizabeth. The development for the need for the Creature starts when he falls in love with knowledge and is furthered when he leaves to study. In his childhood he finds â€Å"Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate; I desire, therefore, in this narration, to state those facts which led to my predilection for that science† (Shelley 36). This passion develops into his obsession in his adult life when he gains more accesses to scientific knowledge and new technology. Then it climaxes with start of the creation of the Creature because his accesses to bodies and tools. Victor sees his progression, â€Å"I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination†¦ it easily conceived that my progress was rapid† (48 ). His description of the creation makes it seem like he is mothering a child into birth. He distorts the sanctity of childbirth by creating a human in a lab. This also makes him the mother and father of the Creature. He realizes the immense power he holds, â€Å"When I found so astonishing a power placed within my han... ...led â€Å"You must create a female for me with whom can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for being† (145). Creature seems to be devout of all humanity except the meager scrapes of which it was made, but it still appears to have the deep emotional needs of all humans. Having to fight off the world he seems callus. The need for a female is so overpowering, it forsakes everything to just have a companion to love. The Creature is seen as a human. It really shares all the properties that humans have but it is ostracized because of his appearance. The basic need of compassion and a companion is shared by all humans. Victor Frankenstein and his child Creature both long for the same thing, a companion to love. They both conflict with the others pursuit of companionship. If you wanna live the good life [you] Better put a gir-r-rl in it –Brooks and Dunn. Put a Girl in it Essay -- Sociology, Human Companionship Put a Girl in it Human companionship is one of the most basic needs of humans that can be seen in the Creation story. It is tricky for any human to find the perfect companion, especially if one is one of a kind. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein two characters exemplify this need Dr. Victor Frankenstein and The Creature. They are in search of the same thing companionship, and they go to great lengths to try to achieve it from the traditional to scientific discoveries. The classic theme of perversion of family is a major component in Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein comes from a good family and in his adult life he longing for a loving companion is mainly found in the pursuit of the Creature and Elizabeth. The development for the need for the Creature starts when he falls in love with knowledge and is furthered when he leaves to study. In his childhood he finds â€Å"Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate; I desire, therefore, in this narration, to state those facts which led to my predilection for that science† (Shelley 36). This passion develops into his obsession in his adult life when he gains more accesses to scientific knowledge and new technology. Then it climaxes with start of the creation of the Creature because his accesses to bodies and tools. Victor sees his progression, â€Å"I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination†¦ it easily conceived that my progress was rapid† (48 ). His description of the creation makes it seem like he is mothering a child into birth. He distorts the sanctity of childbirth by creating a human in a lab. This also makes him the mother and father of the Creature. He realizes the immense power he holds, â€Å"When I found so astonishing a power placed within my han... ...led â€Å"You must create a female for me with whom can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for being† (145). Creature seems to be devout of all humanity except the meager scrapes of which it was made, but it still appears to have the deep emotional needs of all humans. Having to fight off the world he seems callus. The need for a female is so overpowering, it forsakes everything to just have a companion to love. The Creature is seen as a human. It really shares all the properties that humans have but it is ostracized because of his appearance. The basic need of compassion and a companion is shared by all humans. Victor Frankenstein and his child Creature both long for the same thing, a companion to love. They both conflict with the others pursuit of companionship. If you wanna live the good life [you] Better put a gir-r-rl in it –Brooks and Dunn.