Frankenstein- Blog 4

It is crazy how being afraid of something can help you hide your feelings and emotions. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein is so afraid of the creature he has created. He is so afraid that he runs away and does not think about the consequences that could lead to. He has left this "creature" to run around in the wild. Frankenstein doesn't think about this because of his fright towards himself for creating the creature and the creature itself. He continues to decline in health because of his constant worries and dismay. It is clear that he does not want to tell anyone of what he has done. He avoids it from Clerval and avoids it from his professors. He even tries to avoid it to himself but it cannot be possible because it haunts him. His fright is so large that when his favorite servant is accused of his death and he knows she is not the killer, but rather the large creature he has created, he avoids telling anyone. "My tale was not one to announce publicly; its astounding horror would be looked upon as madness by the vulgar" (Shelley, 530). He is afraid that people will think he is insane and it causes the execution of his servant. Only he knows the truth, and his fright is taking a hold of him.