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After reading your research I was surprised by how many things I had missed within “Frankenstein.” I had never even fathomed that Victor thought Elizabeth responsible for his own mother’s death and that he despised her for it. I would of never guessed or had the idea that he wanted Elizabeth to die. While I knew that Victor was a selfish unkind person, I would’ve have never expected to that level. I thought he was only ill towards hid own creation. However, the Freudian approach explains Victor’s erratic behavior and his feelings towards Elizabeth perfectly.

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After reading your research on "Frankenstein" and seeing how in-depth you went, I was shocked and had my opinion of Victor Frankenstein completely changed. It astounded me how Victor had planned for Elizabeth to die all along and was jealous of her. It makes sense that he wanted her to die because he blames her for his mother's death. I thought it was fascinating that he wanted her dead. It's difficult to believe he had a grudge against Elizbeth because of how much he would mention her throughout the novel. His questionable actions make so much more sense, especially when he created the fiend. Victor filled the fiend with hatred which led to Elizabeth's death on the day of THEIR wedding. Your analysis made me realize how manipulative Victor is and it just overall mind blowing how deep the novel goes.

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Upon reading the research and analysis Frankenstein's psyche makes much more sense. I originally thought that Victor Frankenstein had good intentions towards Elizabeth but wasn't a good person to her. What I had though was very evidently wrong. I had always thought that Frankenstein's dreams were somehow him trying to save Elizabeth but it was him wanting her gone. The Fiend, to me, had always been just a messed up science experiment, not some very deep and dark desire for Elizabeth to be killed or to die.

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In response to Xander because I cannot move your response to a visable place: Here is your question: "I was curious as to why he left Elizabeth alone on their wedding night even though he knew that the fiend wanted to cause him despair and not to kill him." Victor cannot kill Elizabeth himself because he is the bourgeoisie with a reputation to protect: after all, he bears the name, Frankenstein, most esteemed in Genova. He knows the Fiend is coming on his wedding night, and he sets Elizabeth up to go to their room alone.  What groom does that on their wedding night?  The Fiend becomes his alter ego, and Victor knows he will strike because the Fiend has already warned him at least twice at this point.  So Elizabeth dies, and Victor gains freedom he thinks. 

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In response to Xander because I cannot move your response to a visable place: Here is your question: "I was curious as to why he left Elizabeth alone on their wedding night even though he knew that the fiend wanted to cause him despair and not to kill him." Victor cannot kill Elizabeth himself because he is the bourgeoisie with a reputation to protect: after all, he bears the name, Frankenstein, most esteemed in Genova. He knows the Fiend is coming on his wedding night, and he sets Elizabeth up to go to their room alone.  What groom does that on their wedding night?  The Fiend becomes his alter ego, and Victor knows he will strike because the Fiend has already warned him at least twice at this point.  So Elizabeth dies, and Victor gains freedom he thinks. 

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After reading your research, I am now understanding the meaning behind the dream a little clearer. I never realized how big of a relationship Victor's mother and Elizabeth had. It was almost as the mother wanted them together, no matter if they were cousins or not. It is now easier to understand his psyche because it is as if Victor planned for Elizabeth to die the entire time. It is crazy to believe because it is easy to think that they loved each other, yet the entire time Victor held a grudge toward Elizabeth. It showed me a side of Victor, that had not been discovered. I had been solely focused on his relationship with the creature, and I couldn't see the undermining story with his mother and Elizabeth. Through your research, I was able to truly understand the character of Frankenstein.

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After reading your accumulated research, I was certainly amazed by how everything began to make more sense about the novel. At first, I couldn't believe that Victor would want Elizabeth to die. It just didn't make sense, at least in the beginning. However, with Freud's logic, Victor's neurotic symptoms would start to kick in. Slips of the tongue and his neurosis became more and more prominent as the novel progressed. When it comes to Victor's mother, I understand his wanting of her attention, but I never realized he would become jealous of Elizabeth over it. Elizabeth was sick and mothers are to care for their children, even if it means they get sick themselves. Victor's mother was just fulfilling her duties as a parent, but even Victor, a child genius, couldn't understand parental responsibilities. I always thought that he created the fiend to cope with the death of his mother, but it was weird that he would treat the creature how he felt he was being treated: neglectfully. Subconsciously, Victor created the monster, neglected it, and willingly led it to kill Elizabeth over time. I understand Victor's psyche much more after reading your research, and everything seemed to fall into place.

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Reading your research gave me another perspective on then novel. I got stuck in believing that Victor was an uncaring person towards the fiend, but I didn't look past that. Seeing Victor and Elizabeth's relationship through this point of view was very interesting. Victor's obsessive relationship with his mother confused me because I wasn't sure how it tied into the story, other than explaining Victor's mental state. The level of depth you described made me see a different side of Victor. It showed a manipulative side of the character that I didn't think was there. This explanation gives a lot more insight to moments that confused me before.

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Reading your research allowed my understanding of "Frankenstein" to reach new levels. I had never read the book before, but now that I have I found it to be a very good read. However, your research allows it to be even more interesting and entertaining than before. My thoughts on Victor's character were similar to yours, however I never realized how in depth and psychological Mary Shelley went on this book. I am thoroughly surprised at how deep Victor's thought process went. Especially with the murder of Elizabeth, I didn't exactly think that he did it on purpose even though he loathed Elizabeth. I thought he was actually trying to protect her from the fiend but in reality, hes always wanted her dead. I knew Victor was self-centered but this in depth research just opens up a whole new world as to who Victor actually was.

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Honestly, it makes complete sense! Your work was extremely helpful in helping put all the emotions, scenes and actions into place. When reading your work, it seemed as if it was so obvious in a way, but nobody wanted to really even admit it, because Victor SEEMS to love and adore Elizabeth to the point of protecting her and wishing her no harm whatsoever. However taking into account his psyche and how he isn't a regular person, hes a genius, everything was pretty much calculated. Whether consciously or unconsciously he was setting up Elizabeth to die, because deep down he wanted that, that was his deepest desire. However with the Oedipus Complex, the kissing within the dream and even the deep infatuation towards his mother, it made it as though Victor had sexual desires towards his mother, but if you put that aside and look closest he ignored Elizabeth because he resented her. Everything makes sense as to why Victor wasn't protecting her on their wedding night or how he didn't even tell her the truth, even though he is a genius and the fiend had clearly told him he would be there, it was obvious. How you explained it made it as though you had lifted a fog from my eyes and revealed the harsh truth.

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After reading your essay on your analysis and it has given me another perspective of Victor Frankenstein. One point you wrote that caught me off guard was Frankenstein’s disliking of Elizabeth and how jealous he was of her. However, now looking back at the book, I remember Elizabeth was the one who gives Frankenstein’s mother scarlet fever and is the reason why she passed away. Frankenstein soon becomes subconsciously angry with her for killing off someone for whom he had desired. So he resents her for taking away the only woman he loved, his mother. He then uses this new understanding as he proceeds to create the monster to cope with the death of his mother. So Elizabeth’s living body is the  image of Frankenstein’s dead mother, reminding him of the horrors of her death. This analysis of Frankenstein’s character through Freud’s psychoanalytic lens and as an exemplar of the uncanny complex that resides within all of us, while being outlandish, allows us to better understand Victor’s internal conflicts more clearly in a more concrete manner. Following Freud’s model of the psyche to analyze allows the reader to see and understand Frankenstein's internal struggles to empathize and see from a different perspective rather than see it from the typical point of view. The true monstrosity is Frankenstein’s own narcissism, god-complex, and ignorance of limitations. The creature is the product of that, he is willing to create chaos and misery in his life without having to own up to his actions. Thank you for shedding light on Frankenstein's relationship with how his mother, which is very important as it drives his desire to create new life.

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After reading over your paper, the book as a whole takes on a completely different meaning. Victor had spent his life fervently creating his fiend in order to cope with the loss of his mother. Once realizing what it was capable of through the murder of William and Clerval, Victor uses it to his advantage to target his most hated companion. The one who caused the loss of his mother that sent him spiraling in the first place, Elizabeth. Looking back at it now, it seems so obvious. This is a story about revenge, and how far someone is willing to go in order to achieve it. In the end, Victor never saw any fault in his actions. He killed who he percieved to be the murderer and constant reminder of his mother’s death and died holding one of his mother’s possessions. If only he was able to admit to himself that he despised Elizabth, would the book have ended differently? Could he have worked out his feelings toward her, admitted them, and gone their separate ways? By the end of the book Victor is a shell of his former self, the once curious and experimental child was reduced to a pitiful wretch. One who all would look down upon had he told his final audience, Walton, of his true intentions.

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I found your essay incredibly interesting. Not once did I notice that Victor blamed Elizabeth for his mothers death. However, now that I realize this, many parts of the story are more clear now. It now makes sense as to why Victor would leave Elizabeth alone on their wedding night, as before I did not understand that action. It also makes a lot more sense as to why Victors younger brother is never brought up again. Victor is trying to paint a picture of himself being a loving and responsible person to Walton. Walton never realizes the truth, and doesn't seem to notice the slips in Victor's vocabulary. This makes sense, as Victor is simply telling Walton the story on the ship. When analyzing this story through Freudian Approach, you really start to see inside the heads of the characters. After reading your essay, it bothers me slightly that Victor lied this much to Walton (and to the reader as well). He twisted the story of the Fiend to make it seem like he was never in the wrong, and that the Fiend was always out for blood. In reality Victor had it out for Elizabeth, and only used the Fiend to help in the death of Elizabeth.

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The use of Freud's Theory makes the understanding of Victor Frankenstein very clear in your research. The explanation of how he hates Elizabeth and holds an unconscious grudge towards her is also quite clear. I can't get over the thought of Victor holding a grudge against Elizabeth. This understanding was so much deeper than mine. I only could see on the surface level and truly thought that Victor had a love for Elizabeth and just created the monster out of curiosity and pursuit of his scientific research. I understood that Victor held feelings for his mother throughout the entire story but I never would have thought that these feelings could have actually caused a hatred for Elizabeth. Although, some questions that I had were explained in the paper. I was curious as to why he left Elizabeth alone on their wedding night even though he knew that the fiend wanted to cause him despair and not to kill him. Thank you for the deeper understanding of Victor Frankenstein, although I wish that I didn't have to see him as an evil mastermind now.

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I was completely shocked after reading your research. I found it very surprising that Victor had intended for Elizabeth to die all along. It does make sense that he blames her for his mother’s death, and is holding a grudge. Now that I have read how Freud’s theory applies to Victor, it is easy to understand his psyche and neurosis. I was also surprised at the obsession that Victor has with his mother, but that can also be explained by Freud’s theory. While I was reading your research, I felt like everything was falling into place. Victor blames Elizabeth for his mother's death and created a monster. He then avoided all the red flags, knowing that the Fiend would lead to his deepest desire, Elizabeth's death.