In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley gives an incredibly complex insight into the life and mind of Frankenstein’s monster. As the story progresses, there are twists, turns and pitfalls unveiled due to the twisted nature of Victor Frankenstein himself. The monster was created in a dark laboratory out of another man’s dead body. On top of this, Frankenstein did not create the monster out of love, but out of exploration and pride. We know this because every relationship Victor has is somehow beneficial to him in the fact that he does what he pleases and does not think about the other person present in the give- and- take of a relationship. His desire to “play God” spawn into the creation of a creature with a twisted nature much like its creator. …show more content…
He grew up privileged and was praised unceasingly by his parents. Also, he had somewhat of an Bady 2 unhealthy obsession with alchemy. In short, Victor was obsessed with things of dark nature, and was praised for it. Frankenstein’s monster, on the other hand, was created with the need to be adored, a kind hearted nature, and a desire to learn more. His good nature gets twisted by Victor’s cold heart and need for perfection. After this, the creature becomes hard hearted and starts killing people to make Victor suffer for the lack of adoration he has felt since his birth. The need to make Victor suffer would not have been present if not influenced by a darker natured person. The proverb “we are what we dwell on” is the perfect saying to explain the turning of natures in this novel. A good natured person who is exposed only to dark nature becomes only what they see and/ or experience. Human nature is an extremely complex topic. Mary Shelley was trying to execute the simple, yet complex, fact that the origins of a person can shape us, or break us. We carry our roots throughout life, and because of this, we also influence other people’s natures; just as Frankenstein and his creature- turned-