Judgment And Suffering In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Victor’s obsession with science clouded his judgment causing great suffering in his personal life. Events in his life that show his clouded judgment include: abandoning the monster he created, letting a close family friend die to conceal his secret at all costs, and destroying the companion he had promised to make for the monster.
Victor Frankenstein grew up in a very supportive and wealthy home. Frankenstein lived as an only child until the age of five. At this age, Victor’s mother decided to adopt a young girl named Elizabeth. Victor’s mother rescued Elizabeth from a destitute cottage in Italy. Victor was at first unsure about his new sibling. His parents had always given him unconditional attention and whatever he had wanted. Victor’s mother told him to be nice to the little girl and to treat her as if she was his own sister. Victor and Elizabeth grew very close to one another living a happy life.
Victor always had a great interest in science and the impossible. Even at his own home it consumed most of his time. …show more content…
After some time trying to recover, Victor encounters his creation in the mountains, outside of Geneva. The creature spends a great deal of time talking to Victor. The creature has revealed that he wants Victor to create a mate for him; he merely wants someone to love. After much hesitation, Victor agrees to create a mate for the creature. Victor had made a promise to create the mate and began the delicate process of reanimation once again. While working on the second creature conflicting thoughts ran through Victor’s mind. In that instant, his clouded judgment caused him to destroy the mate he was creating. Little did he realize, that the decision he just made sealed the awful fate of his family. Victor’s monster simply wanted someone to love but more importantly someone to love him back. Now that his mate would never be, the monster vows revenge upon his creator’s