Society today has an idea of normalcy, and if a person does not fit in that category, they are an outcast. People tend to lose themselves while trying to be like everyone else. Back then things were the same way, Victor treated the monster in a way that is almost like an artist abandoning their latest masterpiece. Today the type of monsters that inhabit our world are the people inside that we don’t want anyone to know. In Frankenstein, Victor was playing with the natural aspect of life and death. When Victor brought the creature to life, he needed to have trained it to be as human as possible, not leave it in the dark when its appearance wasn’t appealing. Victor’s creation never received love or compassion. For example, when he was stalking the family in the woods, he craved the sense of unity that they had and realized that the creature would never have that. "Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not …show more content…
Victor knew the creature was a danger to society and thought that the monster was after him, but slowly realized that that was not the case. The monster just wanted affection, but when he was getting tired of not being loved, he tried out a different route. At first, he tried to make a deal with Victor. That if Victor made a companion for the monster, he would leave him alone. Victor had agreed to this and postponed marrying Elizabeth for two years. He brought his friend along, but dropped him off with a different friend because he couldn’t dig up bodies with the monster and Henry looking over his shoulder. As Victor began making a companion for the monster, he decided that he could not go through with this because it isn’t safe for society and even though his current monster is peaceful, the other one may not be the same. The monster watched as Victor destroyed his future companion, and then decided to destroy anyone who was close to Victor as a means of