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This article discusses how social isolation hinders one's ability to cognitively function on a normal level. Studies have been done showing that those who interact socially for 10 minutes before a test out-perform those who do mental exercises such as crosswords. By isolating himself, Victor faced the psychological effects described in this article.

"Social scientists agree that loneliness stems from the subjective experience of deficiencies in social relationships and that these deficiencies are unpleasant, aversive, and exceptionally common."

"Attempts to change one's social relationships are active coping strategies wherein feelings of loneliness motivate people to form new relationship ties... Attempts to reduce the importance of social relationships or engage in diversionary activities are passive coping strategies that often do little to alleviate loneliness"

This article discusses isolation, the causes of isolation, the effects of isolation, and how one copes with social isolation. In Frankenstein, the monster feels inferior to humans when they scream and beat him. This isolation influences the monsters mental state and his outlook on the world around him. As a result, he fixates on Victor in order to cope. This essay would support an essay on isolation or the connection between Victor and his creature.

"Social isolation has been found to be a significant risk factor for many health problems and is a particular health issue for the elderly"

"When applied to individuals, social isolation refers to a lack of social ties in general"

This article discusses social isolation in individuals. The article gives a basic overview about what social isolation and what can cause it. Social insolation leads to numerous detrimental effects which is also evident in Frankenstein. The monster feels hate and fear from humanity which drives him to murderous deeds. This article would support an essay on isolation.

"Functional MRI's - those that allow a view of the live brain in action - show that lonely people have different neural responses to viewing positive images of other people"

"Cacioppo's research has shown that lonely people have more "micro-awakenings" during sleep, leading to greater fatigue, which in turn can affect cognitive thinking"

This article examines isolation as a health issue. This article presents information from respected scientists indicating the detrimental effects of isolation on individuals. Isolation corrupts cognitive thinking. Throughout Frankenstein, this corruption of thinking is evident in the monster's changing outlooks toward humanity from admiration to hate. This article would support an essay discussing the main theme of isolation.

"Defense mechanisms include denial, repression, suppression, projection, displacement, reaction formation, regression, fixation, identification, introjection, rationalization, isolation, sublimation, compensation, and humor"

This article discusses the several ways a person can cope with traumatic or undesired feelings or events. Victor and the creature, throughout Frankenstein, use multiple defense mechanisms in order to cope with either the horridness of creation or isolation. Frankenstein several times attempts to forget about the monster by retreating into nature or ignoring the situation completely. The monster tries to attract Victor's through regressive negative stimuli. This article connects with how the monster tries to cope with isolation and Victor uses isolation as a defense mechanism.

Studies have shown that a lack of social interaction turns usually beneficial activities, such as running, into detrimental ones, as a lack of interaction causes elevated levels of corticosterone to be produced, suppressing the generation of new neurons. This reflects the fine line Victor walked between sanity and insanity, as the isolation has a tendency to produce psychopathic effects. 

This source discusses several themes of the novel, including isolation, death, sanity, and identity. Without the role of any decent parent, most of the children evolve into isolated, uncaring characters, who only seek their own self interests. This contrasts sharply with Jewel, who has a caring mother, and ends up sacrificing all that he cares about in order to respectfully (in his opinion) bury his mother.

"Faulkner's use of multiple narrators underscores one of his primary themes: every character is essentially isolated from the others. Moreover, the characters in the novel do not communicate effectively with one another"

This source outlines the themes in As I lay Dying, as well as giving examples. This quote provides an overview of Faulkner's style of using the different characters as narrators in order to further emphasize that the characters do not communicate well.

This source shows the doppelganger between the monster and Victor as they are doubles of each other. One of their connections is the fact that both are isolated and cannot communicate with society. This leads to the theme of isolation.

This source shows the isolation that appears throughout the novel in both of the main characters live. It depicts Victor's and Walton's alienaton from society as they both become self absorbed in their own interests. They desert their families and the interactions with societies as they try to aim for their own selfish dreams

Good source which discusses Addie Bunds and the entire theme of isolation; as a mother back in the day, childbirth is really her only appreciable quality. Her entire life, Addie just wants some recognition and companionship; Anse certainly neglects to fulfill the part of a decent husband, so she is left alone to die. Good site for the theme of isolation/alienation, especially by her own children.

This here shows the specfic isolation of Cash and Darl. Addie disowns them as she lumps them into the pre-Jewel children, and this isolation has different effects on both boys

This shows the isolation and alienation in the characters live. As isolation spawns alienation, this main theme reflects the families ability to communicate together and interact

"The more sensitive characters, especially Addie and Darl, recognize their alienation from others. In particular, Addie is a striking example of someone who both longs to transcend this isolation and stubbornly works to maintain an impenetrable individuality"

This source outlines the theme of isolation in the novel very well. It discusses the characters that recognize the isolation, as well as the isolation that is forced on them by Addie, who wants solitude.

This source shows how related the character of Victor and Walton in the themes of isolation. It also taks about their irresponsibilty and the chaos of their lives. Thus their structures are paralle

Again the individual isolation is seen at one of the two "climaxes" of the novel. Cash shows it here through the destruction of his tools, it shows the family chemistry cannot be fixed

This source is interesting as it comments that Faulkner uses the choppy breaking up of narrators to show the isolation of the family. as no member has consequtive chapters nor are the chapters intertwining view points

This shows how Faulkner uses his Gothic elements to highlight his specific themes such as isolation. this is the main theme in As I Lay Dying, as it leads the the struggles in the family and their destruction

"A 17-year-old with the mentality of a child of three, Hauser was reeducated over the next five years, regaining many of the faculties that had been stunted by extreme social and sensory deprivation, to the point where he could communicate verbally although his speech was substandard."

Feral children are, "Lost or abandoned human children raised in extreme social isolation, either surviving in the wild through their own efforts or "adopted" by animals"

This article demonstrates the ability for a parentless individual to be rehabilitated. Feral children are children who have raised themselves or animals raise. They have no or little connection to humans. Likewise, Victor abandons the monster and leaves the monster to raise itself. This shows that if Victor tried to teach the monster compassion that the monster would never have resorted to extremes. The article would support an essay including the irresponsibility of Victor towards the monster

This source shows that irony that Shelley creates in which no one truly knows who the monster is. Through the behavior of Victor, he leads the reader to question wether or not he is the monster. This also shows the isolation of his life.

This shows that Capote was able to interact and understand the truth of Perrys isolation and irrationality. He shows this in his writing through proof of his bad parents and neglectful childhood