THE IDEA OF THE SELF IN FRANKENSTEIN

The paper sets out to establish that in Frankenstein the argument of the self centres around the logic of human companionship, self-assertiveness, transgressing human limits and a certain kind of bodily aesthetic. How the different characters in the text engage with the idea of the self is the central theme. This paper looks at the three main narratives of Walton, Victor and the Creature, comparing and contrasting these to the smaller narratives in the text.