Put the golden rule and the old book buying trick together and there is the motto for life. Don’t treat people by outward impressions and always think of how you would feel in that situation. Both John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein wrap their stories around the idea that when people are treated as they appear, they will start to act that way. Nietzsche said “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.” The characters Victor in Frankenstein and George in Of Mice and Men both were given a great responsibility, both of which failed because of outward impressions of their responsibilities. Steinbeck focused more on the relationship between the so-called monster and his
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Victor became so wrapped up in experimenting and completing his project that he did not analyze what responsibility it was going to bring onto him. When he ran disgusted and horrified from his creation that he had spent months and months on, Victor betrayed his responsibility. The creature had to take care of itself, learning everything it needed to know to survive in the human world. Since Victor had not stayed with his obligation, the creature did its own research, not necessarily learning the correct things. It was trying to fight its “monsters” of the world, only to find out that the world was not so forgiving. The creature was very ugly, and that first impression scared humans and drove the, away. It then learned that humans would never accept him, and the only way he would survive was acting like the monster he was seen as. The monster realized that no matter how hard it tried, it would never be loved. Victor was now responsible for the future destruction that would be caused by his chaotic creation. As revenge for constructing such a fatal life, the monster destroyed Victor’s family. Coping with the familial loss and controlling the monster proved to be too much duty for Victor to handle, and he snapped. He went to whatever means necessary to kill his creation, slowly losing his emotions and
Victor became so wrapped up in experimenting and completing his project that he did not analyze what responsibility it was going to bring onto him. When he ran disgusted and horrified from his creation that he had spent months and months on, Victor betrayed his responsibility. The creature had to take care of itself, learning everything it needed to know to survive in the human world. Since Victor had not stayed with his obligation, the creature did its own research, not necessarily learning the correct things. It was trying to fight its “monsters” of the world, only to find out that the world was not so forgiving. The creature was very ugly, and that first impression scared humans and drove the, away. It then learned that humans would never accept him, and the only way he would survive was acting like the monster he was seen as. The monster realized that no matter how hard it tried, it would never be loved. Victor was now responsible for the future destruction that would be caused by his chaotic creation. As revenge for constructing such a fatal life, the monster destroyed Victor’s family. Coping with the familial loss and controlling the monster proved to be too much duty for Victor to handle, and he snapped. He went to whatever means necessary to kill his creation, slowly losing his emotions and