Frankenstein: Health

       In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor's health is very fragile.  He has very varying times of healthiness and sickness.  One psychological aspect of Victor's illnesses stem from seeing the creature.  When he first creates the creature he becomes sick and when he sees the creature again while creating the female he becomes sick.  Victor has a very fragile psychological side. He is easily distraught and caused to become very sick.  Once he saw the hand marks on Henry Clerval's neck he knew who the killer was and then he became ill once again.  Victor says, " 'The human frame could no longer support the agonies that I endured, and I was carried out of the room in strong convulsions'," (Shelley, 129).  This is Victor admitting his fragile health state.  This theme of mental health is carried throughout the book by Victor becoming sick at very shocking moments.