world in which I was destined to act so conspicuous a part(117).In Merry Shellys classical novel, Frankenstein, the monster is rejected by society and goes on to cause great evil even though his heart longed to do good. The monsters own creator rejected his creation leaving the monster with an immense feeling of misery. Robert Wringhims and the monsters lives are very similar in the sense that those who should accept and love them were the first to reject them and then all of society followed forcing them to cause great evil to revenge their hurt. Revenge for society rejecting him could have been another factor that played in his decisions to murder. My life has been a life of trouble and turmoil; of change and vicissitude; of anger and exultation; of sorrow and of vengeance (117). Furthermore, it was not merely through nurture or nature that lead Robert Wringhim to commit these murders; it was the combination of both. Nature and nurture should not be classified into two separate categories or theories, because they have a correlating relationship and work off of each other. Hogg demonstrates this through Robert Wringhim using both nature (Paranoia Schizophrenia), nurture (rejection of society), and a mental disorder that combines both classifications (Multiple Personality Disorder). ...
