When asked what comes to mind when presented the word “monster”, one might include words such as “frightening”, “ugly”, and “relentless”. It’s almost second nature to associate those characteristics with a monster just as it is when the Creation is first introduced in the book, Frankenstein. However, the true monster in Frankenstein isn’t the one with yellow skin and black lips. The monster is Victor, the one who constructed the Creation.
Firstly, Victor completely abandoned his creation. After seeing what he really created, Victor rushed out of the room where he “did not dare return to the apartment,” (Shelley 36). Coming from a father/son point of view, that is no way to handle responsibility, especially when it means a life is at stake. …show more content…
This is evident the Creation thinks this way when he says, “Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?” (Shelley 85). This thought is essentially what instills so much hatred and bitterness towards man in the Creation because he believes that he is incapable of love and companionship. Victor wasn’t there from the beginning to convince him otherwise which could have prevented the Creation’s emotional turmoil. Instead, the first time Victor Frankenstein and the Creation first really meet each other face to face, Victor calls him things such as the “Devil”, “vile insect”, and “abhorred monster!” (Shelley 68) Yes, Victor does have a right to be angry considering some of his family died because of the Creation, but he is forgetting that he left his creation alone to figure out how to survive and deal with emotions. The Creation even did a good deed and saved a girl from drowning but was shot which led him to say, “Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind.” (Shelley 101). Given his circumstances of having no parental figure and education, it’s only natural for the Creation to feel the way he does which is why it’s primarily Victor’s fault for why the murders were committed.
In general, Victor was very selfish and was the main cause of the chaos.
Firstly, Victor completely abandoned his creation. After seeing what he really created, Victor rushed out of the room where he “did not dare return to the apartment,” (Shelley 36). Coming from a father/son point of view, that is no way to handle responsibility, especially when it means a life is at stake. …show more content…
This is evident the Creation thinks this way when he says, “Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?” (Shelley 85). This thought is essentially what instills so much hatred and bitterness towards man in the Creation because he believes that he is incapable of love and companionship. Victor wasn’t there from the beginning to convince him otherwise which could have prevented the Creation’s emotional turmoil. Instead, the first time Victor Frankenstein and the Creation first really meet each other face to face, Victor calls him things such as the “Devil”, “vile insect”, and “abhorred monster!” (Shelley 68) Yes, Victor does have a right to be angry considering some of his family died because of the Creation, but he is forgetting that he left his creation alone to figure out how to survive and deal with emotions. The Creation even did a good deed and saved a girl from drowning but was shot which led him to say, “Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind.” (Shelley 101). Given his circumstances of having no parental figure and education, it’s only natural for the Creation to feel the way he does which is why it’s primarily Victor’s fault for why the murders were committed.
In general, Victor was very selfish and was the main cause of the chaos.