Bad Influence On Frankenstein

As children we were all given the task to become what our parents defined as good people. Sure, they did what they could to guide us to what they individually believe is success, but at the end of the day their influence could only get us so far. As we grow we begin to understand that we must make decisions that will eventually establish the human beings we are. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein is a young and curious doctor who inadvertently creates a monster. The monster, who remains unnamed, begins to feel condemned after Frankenstein expresses signs of contempt towards it. Frankenstein’s hatred for his creation fuels the monster to seek attention by murdering his creator’s friends and family. After Frankenstein …show more content…
As time continues, the monster kills off nearly all of the members that were once apart of the Frankenstein family. Eventually, Frankenstein is left desolate in his own anguish with nothing but the memories of the times before he let ambition and the thirst for knowledge drive him into creating life. Alone and tormented, Frankenstein makes an oath to never stop chasing his creature until he receives what he believes is revenge. “‘I swear… To pursue the daemon who caused this misery… Let his cursed and hellish monster drink deep of agony; let him feel the despair that now torments me’” (250). Frankenstein never considers his creation’s motive to have caused all the trauma he now suffers. By giving life, Frankenstein made a commitment to nourish and guide the creature. It was his responsibility to instruct the creature on morality, and to demonstrate what it means to be a human being. Instead of taking responsibility of his own fault in the decease of his loved ones, he focuses all of his blame on his own tortured and clueless creation. His own lack of liability does nothing but add more complications to the monster 's and his …show more content…
His prejudice towards his creature is what caused the monster to feel and be isolated. Frankenstein 's narcissistic way of thinking is what left his family unprotected from the isolated monster 's vengeance. All of which could have been prevented if Frankenstein began to understand his duty to his creature. The decisions we make in life affect not only us but all of the things and people who surround us. Climatically, our actions fuel consequences; it 's our responsibility to be conscious of the actions we perform because at a point in our lives these actions and their consequences will define us. The truth is we are no longer children, which means that it 's our choice to decide on what will determine the people we wish to