Examples Of Monstrosity In Frankenstein

The True Monstrosity of Victor Frankenstein Dr. Victor Frankenstein is the true monster in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Throughout the story Victor commits deeply heinous actions. These actions include abandoning his creation, letting Justine die for a murder she did not commit, and destroying the female creation. Victor also fails to take any responsibility for his actions and the consequences that occur. This is contrasted by the creation, who only takes violent action when pushed past his breaking point by the humans that treat him like a monster due to his physical deformities. Victor’s actions alone are clear indicators of how he is a true monster. After two years of work Victor is able to bring his creation, his child, to

He has the chance to save her from the death penalty by telling the truth about his creation to save her life. He chooses to not do this and let the helpless girl die because he is afraid the truth would sound like “the ravings of a madman” (68). Victor is more concerned with not sounding crazy by telling the courts the truth, then letting Justine suffer the consequences for a crime she did not commit. This inaction is narrow-minded and leads to the death of the innocent Justine. While Justine is telling Victor and his family about how she will confess to the murder of William, Victor “had retired to a corner of the prison room” (75). Victor hides away from the others, especially Justine, because of his guilt for letting Justine go through with her confessing. He calls the room a prison because he feels trapped and that he cannot do anything to help her. This is not true however, as Victor could still tell the truth about his creation to save her life. He does not do this and lets Justine die for his creations' actions because he is afraid that the authorities will not believe him or he will be cast out from

Frankenstein and tells him everything he has been through the last couple years, the creation has one request, a female companion to spend the rest of his days with. The creation claims that if he is given a companion to spend his days with, then he will leave the world of man and cause no further harm to Victor or anyone else. At first “(Victor) was moved” (135), by the creations argument, as he sees that all the creation wishes for is to be happy with a partner. However, this sympathy is short lived and Victor becomes scared of what the female counterpart might do or how she will act, so he denies his creation the one thing that will ease his soul. Victor does eventually agree to this plan, but only after being threatened and convinced that the creation and his companion will live in isolation. Victor’s unwillingness to grant his own child with this wish shows his complete lack of sympathy as he is only willing to comply when he is sure that they won’t be a threat and that if he refuses he will be punished severely. Later in the novel, Frankenstein is in London working on the female creation and is coming close to finishing the companion. As Victor sits in his laboratory his mind is filled with thoughts of the creation and his companion breeding and unleashing “a race of devils” (155-156) onto the Earth. This thought makes Frankenstein destroy his work before he can finish, in doing so breaking his promise with the creation. Victor is