Living Life to the Fullest in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

Human beings and creatures alike, require food, shelter, and water for survival. While survival is considered living, it is not considered to be living life to the fullest. To live fully, is to be happy. There are many components that contribute to happiness. Friendship is one of those components. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the theme of the importance of friendship is displayed. It is apparent that Frankenstein’s life is meaningless without his friends and that the creature cannot find happiness without a companion. Friendship is vital for one to be content and to live life fully. Shelley is able to successfully demonstrate this throughout her writing. The first demonstration of this theme is seen early on as Walton leaves for his adventure. He writes to his sister saying, â€Å" †¦I greatly need a friend†(20). In his first pangs of loneliness, he is yearning for someone to befriend in whom he can share his adventure, and converse with. He is surrounded by men in his crew of sailors, but yet still feels isolated. He feels alone because no man is on his level of intelligence demonstrating the idea of social status. Shelley gives an example of this by having Walton describe his likeable lieutenant by saying â€Å"†¦. he is wholly uneducated: he is as silent as a Turk, and a kind of ignorant carelessness attends him† (21). Walton is an educated man and desires someone to associate with who is educated as well. He is beginning to accept his loneliness when a stranger comes aboard hisShow MoreRelatedFrankenstein, By Mary Shelley1603 Words   |  7 Pages Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was written during the Romantic period. If follows the trend of romantic novels of containing gothic themes, but with more profound meaning in the message that the novel tries to convey. Shelley’s use of imagery especially of the monster and how people react upon seeing him is an perfect example for how she held a broken mirror to society showing how people react to things that are different and unknown. In the novel the monster is a greater metaphor for people thatRead MoreA Critique on Romantic Ideals in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein1465 Words   |  6 PagesIdeals in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Romantics, individuals living during 1789-1830, expressed their ideas and imaginations in attempt to escape the conformity and imitation of the past Neo-Classical era. These individuals focused on surpassing the boundaries of human nature as well as their personal experiences spiritually, psychologically, physically and emotionally. These choices made by humans started to push the limits of physical nature using the acquirement of knowledge to its fullest extent