The creator also plays a role. Victor Frankenstein is first consumed by creating life, but after he succeeded, he “dreaded to behold this monster” (Shelley 52). Like his creation, he holds a hatred, but Victor’s hatred is fueled by regret; with his regret comes insanity and an obsession over destroying his work, which leads to the harm of the people closest to him. Their shared fate had been from the monster: his younger brother a victim that perished so young, his best friend that nurtured him back to health after his experiments, then his loving ‘sister’ on their wedding night. Victor’s family and friends parish, and ultimately so does Victor himself. In the novel he seems to be more the villain than the ‘tragic hero’, but, aside from his selfish experiments, he has a part in the tragedy. Not only does his creation wreak havoc, but he causes a vicious cycle that the voyager Walton may have taken on after the end of the novel. Shelley likely included this for both mystery and an unknown tragedy to contrast Victor’s misfortunate knowledge from his
The creator also plays a role. Victor Frankenstein is first consumed by creating life, but after he succeeded, he “dreaded to behold this monster” (Shelley 52). Like his creation, he holds a hatred, but Victor’s hatred is fueled by regret; with his regret comes insanity and an obsession over destroying his work, which leads to the harm of the people closest to him. Their shared fate had been from the monster: his younger brother a victim that perished so young, his best friend that nurtured him back to health after his experiments, then his loving ‘sister’ on their wedding night. Victor’s family and friends parish, and ultimately so does Victor himself. In the novel he seems to be more the villain than the ‘tragic hero’, but, aside from his selfish experiments, he has a part in the tragedy. Not only does his creation wreak havoc, but he causes a vicious cycle that the voyager Walton may have taken on after the end of the novel. Shelley likely included this for both mystery and an unknown tragedy to contrast Victor’s misfortunate knowledge from his