In the novel, Victor creates an artificial male monster to accompany him which demonstrates an example of the queer theory. Victor’s choice to make the monsters’ gender one of male, not female shows his gay feelings start to unravel. In the last stage of Victor’s creation, he portrays the monster to be one of beauty. He states “his limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful” (Shelley 58 ). Before the monster came to life, Victor thought every characteristic about him was perfect and nothing could be changed. When Victor is then met with the living creature, he was “unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created, [he] rushed out of the room…” (Shelley 58). This shows Victors’ internal struggle between …show more content…
Henry and Victor’s relationship starts off as innocent childhood friends who then grow up to be men with a different perspective on their everlasting ‘friendship.’ Through their childhood, Henry was always a caring, genuine boy with absolutely no interest in science, unlike Victor. Although, the fact the two men were complete polar opposites did not seem to mind him. The two had a bond like no other, they were inextricable. Victor states “ but Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart; he again taught me to love the aspect of nature and the cheerful faces of children” (Shelley 71). As Victor starts secluding himself from society due to the guilt of his own feelings, Henry is the only one that can seem to bring him back. In perception of their relationship, Victor goes to state “how sincerely you did love me and endeavor to elevate my mind until it was on a level with your own” (Shelley 71). Henry even goes as far to say he loves him, which clearly shows how the two men feel towards each other. Although, there have been many exemplifiers which ultimately insight Victor is gay, Shelley leads on more with Victors’ confessionary to Robert