Frankenstein by Mary Shelly depicts many acts of cruelty committed by both Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Despite having many opportunities to change, Victor makes no real effort to do so, and after not getting what it wants, the monster results to killing and committing other terrible acts of violence with no feelings at all. Most people have a definite opinion about whether Victor was the bad guy, or whether his monster was, but in truth neither was ever really good. They both did terrible and inexcusable things, and in the end, both of them deserved what was coming. It seems to me that most people get caught up in the fact that the monster isn’t all that bad because it didn’t ask to be created, and all it wanted was to be wanted, …show more content…
As much as he claims to want to ‘solve death’, and find the answers to all his questions, as soon as he achieves his goal, he flees in fear of it. In the name of research and discovery, this certainly comes off as strange. And as the time away from his monster progresses, it becomes harder and harder for Victor to tell the truth about his monster, leading to others getting hurt. The death of Henry is a turning point for the reader. By now Victor still isn’t willing to come clean about his creation, and the fact that he won’t even do it for Henry, someone he cared deeply for, speaks volumes to how far he is willing to go to protect …show more content…
By now, the two resent each other, and over the next few months, play what feels like a cruel game of tag, the monster almost taunting Victor, as if he is making fun of how he couldn’t save the ones he loves. In this way, they are both somewhat estranged, their only obsession being each other. In addition, by the time Victor has started chasing the monster in order to seek revenge, he is no longer himself, endlessly tortured by his grief and regrets. His only purpose is to find and destroy his creation no matter what. And the monster, who had lost any last sense of humanity he had possessed, now lives a heartless life, his only purpose being to destroy Victor. Thus they become even more intertwined in the regrets, failings, and miseries of their own lives, each cursing the other for their continued