The protagonist Victor, seeks a way to create life artificially. One theme of the text is that human should not meddle with creation, if they do, they will be punished. In “Frankenstein: In a Better Light” by Lisa Nocks states, “the text implies the enormous cost of the irresponsible application of knowledge for egotistical, rather than altruistic purposes” ( ). Victor lacks forethought, he does not think about how the public will react to the Creature. He wants to create life, but is not ready to offer physical and emotional needs for the Creature.
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Because Victor abandoned him, he does not know where he comes from and he has no identity. In both the film and novel the Creature searches for his identity. He does not understand why he has been treated so badly. The film is successful in depicting the creatures as a sympathetic character, who is a victim of an irresponsible creator and the public’s fear. In the film the creature tries to reason why he’s been treated as bad. He explains to the blind DeLacy that “it is because they are so very beautiful and I am so very ugly” ( ). The Creature knows that he is different from natural born people in some ways, but he knows that he shares the same emotions. The Creature becomes more violent after he rejected by society and after Victor does not want to create him a companion. “His eventual violent behavior is a result of the abuse he experiences, and ultimately his feeling that he does not fit in anywhere” (