Frankenstein T.R introduction

[ASX_Billy]

Malevolence occurs as a result of past experiences in Mary Shelley’s gothic fiction, Frankenstein. All characters are ultimately subject to a single event which shapes the progressive actions of all characters. Despite this, Shelley alludes to the human flaws of the society within the text which constantly hold prejudices against the abnormal, clarifying the reasoning behind murderous endeavors. However, Frankenstein presents the caliber of such endeavors to be unjustifiable although they serve as a reminder that actions are not inherently evil but the results of a character’s environment or experiences. Shelley depicts the creature as an immoral being, but invites the audience to sympathize with him and his experiences with continual rejection and isolation, presenting them as a catalyst for his evil actions.

Topic: 'Frankenstein’s creature was not inherently evil – society and his experiences gradually made him that way.’ Do you agree?

What is my introduction missing or how can I improve it?

Thanks,

Billy

[OZLexico]

Make sure you refer to "negative past experiences" that influence the Creature's corruption from an innocent to a killer.  You can't generalise about this because you couldn't say this about Victor - his past experiences are mostly positive ones (except maybe the death of his mother).  You might also describe certain experiences as "turning points" in the Creature's understanding of human society.  I don't like the phrase "progressive actions" - do you mean these "single events" influence the later actions of the characters?  You are agreeing that society is prejudiced against "the abnormal" and this is an excuse for the Creature's sequence of murders.  The murders are all aimed at hurting Victor and they certainly have the effect of focusing his attention on the Creature. I think its going a bit too far to say the Creature's actions "aren't inherently evil" - its not as though Shelley approves of child murder.  The victims are described with enormous sympathy, suggesting that Shelley sets great value on their lives.  So you're saying that society's rejection and the Creature's negative experiences make him evil (agreeing with the prompt) and your third point is ...? You could be comment on Shelley's representation of the Creature's early days (when it is not "inherently evil") or you could split your comments about "society" to discuss general reactions to the Creature and then in a separate paragraph deal specifically with Victor's rejection of the Creature.