Examples Of Human Nature In Frankenstein

Human Nature and Frankenstein
Humans are not perfect beings. However, they are sadly quite often responsible for not only their own life, but the lives of others as well. This is shown in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a story about Victor Frankenstein creating a monster, fearing it, abandoning it, and facing the consequences of having his family and friends killed off by the vengeful monster. Frankenstein does not take responsibility for the monster, and several times lies and tricks the monster, and sees nothing wrong with his actions, besides creating the monster in the first place. His hubris, fear, and lack of responsibility ruins the lives of his friends and family, the monster’s life, and his own life as well.
An example of Frankenstein’s

He suddenly finds it ugly and terrifying, and realizes that he has spent two years making this creature, but he is scared of it, so he abandons it. “For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (59). This shows that he is horrified, and doesn’t want to have anything to do with it anymore. Another example of his fear is after he decides to make a companion for the monster, he goes back on the agreement out of fear. “I thought with a sensation of madness on my promise of creating another like to him, and trembling with passion, tore to pieces the thing on which I was engaged” (203). He tears apart the monster’s future companion, and enrages the monster because he is scared about what they could do. The monster had already said that he would take his companion and leave Europe, going to South America, and the monster has not lied. These examples show that Frankenstein is fearful of the monster, and is not entirely

In a fit of enthusiastic madness I created a rational creature and was bound towards him to assure, as far as was in my power, his happiness and well-being. This was my duty, but there was another still paramount to that. My duties towards the beings of my own species had greater claims to my attention because they included a greater proportion of happiness or misery. Urged by this view, I refused, and I did right in refusing, to create a companion for the first creature. He showed unparalleled malignity and selfishness in evil; he destroyed my friends; he devoted to destruction beings who possessed exquisite sensations, happiness, and wisdom; nor do I know where this thirst for vengeance may end.