Moral Ambiguity in Frankenstein In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a new species, but it backfires and turns into an ugly, evil monster. This “monster,” his creation, is firmly disowned by Frankenstein; because this was happening to the creature, at first does not know right from wrong, but eventually realizes his mistakes, which do cause Victor much pain. The creature is unable to be identified neither entirely evil, nor entirely good; he does many good things, he helps villagers and is innocent because he did not know bad form good. As soon as he does learn he becomes malevolent and exacts his revenge. The creations actions had consequences; good things don't always turn out the way you want them too, and his moral …show more content…
Because he grows so fond of that family, he tries to learn to speak and tries to learn their way of communication, “I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or pain...this was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it” (pg 78). Because the creation was making an effort to try and learn how to speak, this makes him seem as he is good. Moreover, at first the creation would steal from the poor, until it is he realized that it was causing them pain because they would have no food, so the creation taught find other sources of food in the forest. Since he realizes what he is doing is wrong he tries to fend for himself in a way that won’t harm the villagers. In addition to him making an effort to him trying to be a benevolent creation, he would do chores for the villagers, like cutting firewood for them. The creation does many good things which do make him seem as a good ‘person,’ because the creation wanted to be loved and didn’t want to be alone. Because the creation did not want to be alone his main focus was to plan his vengeance on