Victor And The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In a way, Victor and The Monster are both Monsters. Victor became a monster after he made the Monster. He left his creation alone, which is exact opposite of what it needed. In a sense, he left a speechless, 7ft baby alone. Who knows what havoc a 7ft baby could cause. Victor kept The Monster a secret which ultimately led to the death of his little brother. The Monster strangled his little brother and framed Elizabeth, the Frankenstein family's housekeeper, for it. Elizabeth was then later sentenced to death. Victor didn't even try to help the monster, once he saw how hideous his creation, that took him years to complete, he ran away. Victor's creation became a monster when he came to the conclusion to kill Victor's little brother to get back at Victor (his father) for not being there for him when he needed it. After the killing, The …show more content…
Victor was disgusted with his creation and was a coward. Victor was going to create a mate for the monster so he wouldn’t be alone, but Victor decided not to. This was the only time where they almost came to an agreement. On the other hand, The Monster killed several people Victor cared about and was very close to. Throughout the novel, Victor and The Monster both came to the conclusion that no one would ever accept the truth about the Monster or understand the deaths that The Monster caused. Progressively, The Monster became more accustom to the language and rapidly grew more intelligent. Victor knew he couldn't bare the thought of his creation roaming around reeking havoc. The Monster didn't want to ever be alone. Victor in a sense, killed The Monsters "Woman/Mate" by never creating it for him and The Monster murdered his wife. They were against each other the entire novel which only led to both of them living miserable lives. In the end, both of them ended up dead with no family, no one to love or love them. and no accomplishments for anyone to