Power Within Destruction “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” -Abraham Lincoln In the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, she tries to get across that power connects to many things such as responsibility and sometimes even through immortality. It is developed through the character of Victor's monster by numerous murders, power gained over time and immortality. Not anyone can hold ultimate power, for it comes great responsibility. Being the president or leader of a country, you hold power but must be responsible with how you use it or things may go wrong. Creation can lead to destruction very quickly even with running a country. The monster knew just how to destroy Victor's life piece by piece until there was nothing more to destroy except for himself. …show more content…
The most important beginning to the murders of Victor’s loved ones was his younger brother William. A family friend by the name of Justine was set up by the monster to make it look like she had killed the young boy instead of being the monster who killed William. As said in the novel, “The figure passed me quickly, and I lost it in the gloom. Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child. He was the murderer!” (Shelley 78). Justine confesses to the lie that she had killed William and then is sentenced to death by hanging the following day. He holds power in this way by staging this murder to make it seem like innocent Justine had done it, thus killing two people with one