I am going to convict Victor Frankenstein for many murders. He created a being that destroyed many lives, including, close family and friends. Victor abandoned his creature, never realizing that the lack of parental guidance and support would lead the creature down a murderous path. Frankenstein never considered how a creature with such a horrific appearance would be able to coexist with humans on a daily basis. Frankenstein kept his creature’s existence a secret and chose not to reveal it to anyone. By doing this he ruined every last chance of a normal survival for the creature while also endangering the lives of his loved ones. Victor’s days and nights were initially occupied with his experiment. He grew distant from his family and soon could
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In an attempt to connect with other people, the creature tries to approach them, but everyone either runs away or they try to harm it and some even attempt to kill the creature. This is a direct result of Victor’s experiment gone badly. Instead of experimenting further to improve the looks of the creature, Victor does nothing and leaves it deformed, broken and lonely. He, himself, is appalled and scared of the creature’s looks. Of course, all of society is going to be fearful of such a being. This is shown, when the creature saves a little girl from drowning and instead of being viewed as a hero, the creature is shot. The creature also provided firewood daily for the DeLacey family, and regarded him as "a good spirit". Yet when the creature entered the house to talk to the blind father, the children came and saw this "good spirit" and deserted their house and never came back. This left the creature to wonder why everyone that sees it runs in fear. The rejection and misfortune is not caused by actions, but rather the creature’s appearance, a physical trait that cannot be changed. The creature's appearance is ugly and he knows it. He says “I was endowed with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome; I was not even the same nature as a man” (96). This deformity is something Victor created without giving a thought to the creature’s survival. Thus, Victor is ultimately responsible for the rejection shown to the creature by all that encounter it. It is only a matter of time before the hurt and rejection shown to the creature results in
In an attempt to connect with other people, the creature tries to approach them, but everyone either runs away or they try to harm it and some even attempt to kill the creature. This is a direct result of Victor’s experiment gone badly. Instead of experimenting further to improve the looks of the creature, Victor does nothing and leaves it deformed, broken and lonely. He, himself, is appalled and scared of the creature’s looks. Of course, all of society is going to be fearful of such a being. This is shown, when the creature saves a little girl from drowning and instead of being viewed as a hero, the creature is shot. The creature also provided firewood daily for the DeLacey family, and regarded him as "a good spirit". Yet when the creature entered the house to talk to the blind father, the children came and saw this "good spirit" and deserted their house and never came back. This left the creature to wonder why everyone that sees it runs in fear. The rejection and misfortune is not caused by actions, but rather the creature’s appearance, a physical trait that cannot be changed. The creature's appearance is ugly and he knows it. He says “I was endowed with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome; I was not even the same nature as a man” (96). This deformity is something Victor created without giving a thought to the creature’s survival. Thus, Victor is ultimately responsible for the rejection shown to the creature by all that encounter it. It is only a matter of time before the hurt and rejection shown to the creature results in