Theme Of Responsibility In Frankenstein

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One of the main themes of the book "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley is that people should take responsibility for their doings. The first time this theme appears is after Victor creates his monster. He literally "rushed out" of responsibility: "I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber" (Shelley 43-44). Later Victor continues to run from that responsibility: "I stepped fearfully in: the apartment was empty, and my bedroom was also freed from its hideous guest" (Shelley 47). Victor not even leaves the monster he created alone within people, but he is delighted with that. However, slowly Victor understands that he is responsible for this creature: "I listened to this discourse with the extremest agony. I, not in

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