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Kestner's article, as the title sugests, talks about the narcissism issue in Frankenstein. The author discusses how narcissism is manifested in Walton, Victor and the Creature. According to the author there are 3 different types of narcissism which are: hysterical, introverted and a resolution of the two mentioned before. The hysterical one applies to The Creature, since he talks openly about his will of having a companion like him. The introverted type applies to Victor, for he is someone that believes that nobody has what he needs to be happy, only himself can satisfy his needs: "those who care about me, by they very caring become inadequate for my needs and not really the 'right ones.' " Another interesting aspect discussed in this article is homosexuality. The author defends the idea that since these 3 characters, Victor, Walton and The Creature, are male, and they are searching for someone that is just like them, they are not able to have a realationship with a female. But this idea does not seem to fit very wel in the case of the creature, for he says that he wants Victor to make a female with whom he can relate and have a relationship.

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