Few human experiences are as miserable as facing the fact that one is alone; perhaps because isolation is so easily recognized and dwelled on when friendless to distract ourselves from the misfortunes of life. Let us now consider isolation in its most extreme form and reflect on the consequences of such abject solitude on man. This is the fate of Dr. Frankenstein and the monster in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Frankenstein tells the story of how one man's experiment has the unintended consequence of making Frankenstein and his creation, the Monster, completely isolated from the rest of humanity: the creator of the unnatural monster does not dare tell his story, for fear of being punished by guilt, and the hideous being itself shares neither kinship nor experience with anyone. This point will first guide our discussion of how Frankenstein and the monster first separated themselves from humanity due to the search for knowledge that neither should have in the context of their lives. Next, the creation scene will be discussed in detail to show how Frankenstein's perversion of natural, biological birth adds a dimension to this separation, an incompatibility with human nature, that makes their isolation complete. After which, the end result of the isolation of man and monster will be described as an inevitable fall since they cannot overcome this misalignment because it bogs them down in a personal loneliness that they themselves cannot overcome. themselves, and they cannot seek help because their isolation is so complete. that is to say, their fate is truly monstrous and blameless. The discussion will conclude by using a broader perspective to explore the true depth of the isolation felt by these unfortunate characters and the lessons we learn from understanding these experiences about our own experiences of loneliness. Clearly, Frankenstein departs from previous men, for it is he, Ingolstadt's most diligent natural philosopher, who first formulated the machinations that give life. This creation of a being in a way that skips maternal birth in a paroxysm of biological asymmetry scars him because he can never internalize the brutal fact that he has released such a demon onto the world. This internal discordance prevents him from forming real relationships again and leads him to attempt a solo and suicidal pilgrimage to end the suffering that his creation causes him. As for the artificially created being, it is by definition at odds with all previous life because it is created artificially. This alone does not mean that he is excluded from human understanding, but the fact that he is also a grotesque monster and is therefore cursed to alert the natural primitive flight response before he can crave the more evolved responses. reasonable man to listen. his great intelligence. As a result of this one-sided torment, the Monster decides to pursue a heinous life dedicated to punishing the human race, which is guilty only of misunderstanding, which ultimately leads him to the madness of grief. So how did they