This quote from Frankenstein is extremely important and significant in this novel. Firstly, Victor brags about how good his childhood was compared to everyone else, explaining how he grew up. Victor also describes his parents as indulgent, or having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone, as well as describing his companions as amiable, or having a friendly or pleasant manner. Victor’s parents, also Victor’s creator, gave him an enjoyable childhood. However, Victor, the monster’s creator, gave the monster an absolutely terrible childhood, due to the fact that the monster had no one to look up to. Victor abandoned the monster, feared and alone, which abandonment is huge theme in the novel. The monster was isolated …show more content…
Victor talks about how good his childhood was, leaving us to see that the monster clearly did not grow up with as much love and as close of companions as Victor had. Therefore, the monster kills three of Victor’s loved ones; William Frankenstein (whose death led to Justine Moritz’s death), Victor’s best friend, Henry Clerval, and Victor’s wife, Elizabeth. Since the monster did not grow up with a normal childhood like Victor describes to us, this is an example of irony. Victor is fully aware that happiness and giving a child love is a key to an enjoyable childhood but gives the monster nothing. This is ironic because he does not display any of the essential characteristics and actions to the monster, as his creator. Victor then describes the “ordinary methods” used to help a child develop and grow to be accepted into society. However, Victor gives the monster a complete disadvantage to integrate into society because of his carelessness towards the monster and the fact that Victor abandoned him. Since the monster was not taught any morals or lessons, he was able to stalk the family in the hut next to him in order to learn how to speak their language and read aloud, what family really is, along with the emotions that they expressed. He was able to understand that they were unhappy do to their poverty and starvation. From watching the family, the monster was able to see that loving and supporting one another is essential to having an enjoyable childhood, which he did not