Victor and the monster are painted as two completely different individuals at the beginning of the novel, but as the novel goes on, they both begin to demonstrate similarities. The theme of playing God by taking matters of life and death into the character’s own hands occurs at multiple points throughout the plot. Victor and his creation are also similar because they both want to find love and comfort in the form of a companion of their own kind. The monster wants a female partner with whom to live out his life. In comparison, Victor enjoyed spending time with his family members before the monster killed them directly or indirectly. Both Victor and the monster played god throughout the novel which led to major developments in the lives of both of the
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The monster begs to know the answer to the question of “‘Why did you [Victor] form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?’”(119). These journals further destroy the monster’s confidence of ever fitting into the real world. Victor also plays God when he allows Justine to suffer for his mistakes, rather than Victor accepting the consequences for the monster he created. By letting Justine die for his mistakes, Victor values his life as being more valuable than his own because he would rather see his own relative die than reveal that he is the one who indirectly killed William and be disliked by his community. The monster also plays a God figure when he decides to kill almost everyone that is close to Victor. The Frankensteins only die because they are negatively associated with Victor. If Victor had raised the monster properly, the monster probably would not have killed the Frankenstein family members. This is particularly evident when the monster kills William. Once the monster realizes that William is Frankenstein’s brother, he exclaims “‘Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy-- to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim’”
The monster begs to know the answer to the question of “‘Why did you [Victor] form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?’”(119). These journals further destroy the monster’s confidence of ever fitting into the real world. Victor also plays God when he allows Justine to suffer for his mistakes, rather than Victor accepting the consequences for the monster he created. By letting Justine die for his mistakes, Victor values his life as being more valuable than his own because he would rather see his own relative die than reveal that he is the one who indirectly killed William and be disliked by his community. The monster also plays a God figure when he decides to kill almost everyone that is close to Victor. The Frankensteins only die because they are negatively associated with Victor. If Victor had raised the monster properly, the monster probably would not have killed the Frankenstein family members. This is particularly evident when the monster kills William. Once the monster realizes that William is Frankenstein’s brother, he exclaims “‘Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy-- to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim’”