In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the creation of Victor Frankenstein is perceived to be the biggest villain since he ruins numerous lives throughout the piece. The lives of innocent women and children are lost due to the monster’s natural lack of remorse. As much as the monster should be blamed for these deaths, the actual blame is placed on his creator, Victor Frankenstein. Within creating the monster that killed many, Frankenstein also sought after the desire of playing God, deserted his creation, and then was left to face the consequences of his actions. Victor Frankenstein began in his life in a desolate position. Frankenstein’s mother died before he could attend college, and he was left to his studies. This obsession with succeeding
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This began the life of desolation and ostracization inflicted upon the monster by his creator, although the creature was created with a blank slate, which means that the creature could only learn from situations that it would encounter. Once the creature ventured into the forest to hide, he stumbled across the blind man in a family. The blind man accepted the creature as a human, treating him respect and dignity. Once the rest of the family returned home, the creature faced the same violent prejudice that his creator also put against the creature at first sight. These unpleasant meetings between humans and the creature quickly shaped the creature’s perception of humans into a strong hatred. The overall judgement of the monster was centered around terror and violence, therefore the creature quickly learned that he would have to defend himself in order to survive. “The human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union. If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear” (Shelley 173). This quote italicizes the intense lack of compassion that was instilled in the creature during his creation. Victor Frankenstein is blamed for the behavior of the creature since the creature could be considered a mirror of Frankenstein’s own soul. Victor Frankenstein is blamed for the actions of his creation since Frankenstein was the cause of its life. Although the creature had thoughts and feelings of it’s own, the initial impression on the creature was filled with dread and violence. The actions of the creature could only be expected with such extenuating
This began the life of desolation and ostracization inflicted upon the monster by his creator, although the creature was created with a blank slate, which means that the creature could only learn from situations that it would encounter. Once the creature ventured into the forest to hide, he stumbled across the blind man in a family. The blind man accepted the creature as a human, treating him respect and dignity. Once the rest of the family returned home, the creature faced the same violent prejudice that his creator also put against the creature at first sight. These unpleasant meetings between humans and the creature quickly shaped the creature’s perception of humans into a strong hatred. The overall judgement of the monster was centered around terror and violence, therefore the creature quickly learned that he would have to defend himself in order to survive. “The human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union. If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear” (Shelley 173). This quote italicizes the intense lack of compassion that was instilled in the creature during his creation. Victor Frankenstein is blamed for the behavior of the creature since the creature could be considered a mirror of Frankenstein’s own soul. Victor Frankenstein is blamed for the actions of his creation since Frankenstein was the cause of its life. Although the creature had thoughts and feelings of it’s own, the initial impression on the creature was filled with dread and violence. The actions of the creature could only be expected with such extenuating