Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child

That sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart,

Poor little fellow

His sufferings are at an end forever

The sweet boy had lost himself and was exposed to all of the damps and dews of the night

A sod covers his gentle form and he knows no pain

 

Oh God! I have murdered my own child!

To die so miserably

A thousand nameless evils that make me tremble

A vast and dim evil

 

Oh God! I have murdered my own child!

How much more a murderer,

That could destroy such radiant innocence

I was destined to become the most wretched of human beings

One as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny me

 

Nonetheless, the time at length arrives

When grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity;

And the smile that plays upon the lips, although it may be deemed a sacrilege,

Is not banished

But these are not thoughts befitting me;

I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death

And will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world

 

 I have murdered my own child

 

 

 

Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein; a Modern Prometheus. New York: Bantam Books, 1981. Print

 

The Psychoanalytic lens shows the underlying motives of an author. Knowing how the author creates a character makes it easier to connect with the author, characters, and general plot. Authors are people with feelings and their reasons for creating alternative worlds are very interesting because it is like peeking into the window of the soul. Mary Shelley wrote the famous horror novel Frankenstein because she wanted to have someone to relate to in the world. She created a story where Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, would lose people that he loved because of a monster that he created. Living with the constant reminder that was the monster, Shelley revealed what her struggle was. Mary Shelley had to live knowing her own family was dead and that she was completely alone in the world.

The creative representation works as an effective analysis of the text because it breaks down the main idea Mary Shelley was trying to get across in the book; pulling apart the subtle details she left behind and forming them in the assumption of what she was feeling.

The creative representation expresses the major concerns of the lens because psychoanalytic is searching for the unconscious reasoning and motive behind the author’s writings. Mary Shelley was alone and needed someone to relate to. She created Frankenstein, with the same disasters and hurt as her, so she could openly express her feelings; in a way, Frankenstein is Mary Shelley’s diary.