Who is the Monster?
Children all over the world have grown up relating the name “Frankenstein” to a hideous, terrifying monster. They grew up with the image of a monster made from body parts that were taken from a graveyard, put together into a creature by a mad scientist. There has always been a negative connotation to this name because of the terrible thoughts it brings to mind. The name “Frankenstein” is more commonly related to the monster, but people forget who’s name it actually is, the creator of the monster. The creator of the monster, Victor Frankenstein, has all of the negative attributes that are commonly associated with the creature. Victor Frankenstein was selfish, hostile, and ignorant towards his creation and also for those who cared for him. The fact that the novel by Mary Shelley used his name as the title acts as a warning light before the novel is even opened, showing that Frankenstein is a character to closely follow throughout the whole story. These aspects that define Victor Frankenstein give evidence into the fact that he is the true …show more content…
He only created it for his own good, became an enemy to it, and was unaware of what it could’ve been if he didn’t abandon it. Victor Frankenstein is the real monster because of the harm he caused by isolating himself from his family and this creation. He left his creation, letting it fend for itself on the little amount of knowledge it had because he gave it none, while he sat back and waited for the fame to come to him. Victor is a monster for not teaching his creation anything, and just reaping the benefits of its existence. If he would have, then it wouldn’t have done the terrible things it had done. Even if Victor would’ve taken a small amount of time to teach the monster basic morals and reasoning, it could’ve been something he was proud of, instead of leaving it to figure out the world on its
Children all over the world have grown up relating the name “Frankenstein” to a hideous, terrifying monster. They grew up with the image of a monster made from body parts that were taken from a graveyard, put together into a creature by a mad scientist. There has always been a negative connotation to this name because of the terrible thoughts it brings to mind. The name “Frankenstein” is more commonly related to the monster, but people forget who’s name it actually is, the creator of the monster. The creator of the monster, Victor Frankenstein, has all of the negative attributes that are commonly associated with the creature. Victor Frankenstein was selfish, hostile, and ignorant towards his creation and also for those who cared for him. The fact that the novel by Mary Shelley used his name as the title acts as a warning light before the novel is even opened, showing that Frankenstein is a character to closely follow throughout the whole story. These aspects that define Victor Frankenstein give evidence into the fact that he is the true …show more content…
He only created it for his own good, became an enemy to it, and was unaware of what it could’ve been if he didn’t abandon it. Victor Frankenstein is the real monster because of the harm he caused by isolating himself from his family and this creation. He left his creation, letting it fend for itself on the little amount of knowledge it had because he gave it none, while he sat back and waited for the fame to come to him. Victor is a monster for not teaching his creation anything, and just reaping the benefits of its existence. If he would have, then it wouldn’t have done the terrible things it had done. Even if Victor would’ve taken a small amount of time to teach the monster basic morals and reasoning, it could’ve been something he was proud of, instead of leaving it to figure out the world on its