Lack Of Responsibility In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein '

Victor needed to take responsibility for his actions because he did not his future ended up with revenge, and bloodshed. Nobody wins in a war built on revenge. “‘I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph: clapping my hands, I exclaimed, ‘I, too, can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him (Shelley 104).’” Victor isn’t a very good person, nor is he a good father; however, he’s done something that no parent should ever do. Victor did horrible things to the creature, and by doing so he had to expect what was about to ensue. Victor needed to act like a parent and take responsibility for what he did instead …show more content…
After all, your voice comes out of the throat so why not grab it to make someone quiet? What he didn’t know is that it’s very easy to kill someone that way. The creature was also attacked by the DeLacy family because the creature was never taught how to act around other human beings. So, when the creature had grasped the old man’s hand, Felix took it as a threat. That is when Felix had grabbed the stick, and started beating the creature. After being through all this, it’s no wonder that the creature turned out like this.
The after effects of Victor’s neglect caused the creature to seek revenge on his creator. “‘She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down, and her pale and distorted figures half covered by her hair (Shelley 145).’” The creature resorted to killing whom Victor loves in order to get the attention that the creature sought. The creature was not taught that killing was wrong, after all, the DeLacy’s beat him and he was shot for rescuing a girl from