"I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me; whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend." -page 4
The theme of alienation occurs very often in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Alienation can be applied to multiple characters in the book so far. First of all, Victor's father-in-law, who was his dad's friend, alienates himself because he is poor and ashamed of this. Also, Robert needs a friend and feels alone because he feels alone on his journey. He feels isolated from everyone else and misses his family. He expressed these feelings in his letters to his sister. In addition, Victor feels uncomfortable and feels like he doesn't belong once he gets on the boat with Robert and his crew. Victor also alienates himself in order to create his new form of life. He no longer has communication with the outside world, including his family while at school. After Victor brought his monster to life, he then alienated himself from everyone again by going into the mountains and reflecting by himself.
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