Victor Becomes the Reason the Monster is a Killer Despite all the terrible things villains have done, there is always someone in the background responsible for their development. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor bears significant responsibility for the creature’s actions and tragedies. Although people might disagree and blame society or the creature for her actions, I believe that Victor is the one that caused the creature to be violent and destructive. Having the initiative to study natural philosophy and mathematics, Victor was driven to create life from death in order to feel he had a purpose in life. Victor proves how selfishness is what drove him to play a role of God, Victor stated, “Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which …show more content…
The monster feels unwanted by his creator. That leads to William and Justine's death, as the monster had said, “Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance.”(ch 15) The monster shows self hatred and is hated by society as well because of his looks and actions. Subsequently, society also rejected the creature deeming it a horrible monster.This affected the creature’s mindset and made him feel shunned by everyone. The monster then goes on to say, “and instead of threatening, I am content to reason with you. I am malicious, because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?”(Shelley 156) This shows that the monster has good intentions but still continues to be turned away by everyone. Eventually, Victor and the monster come face to face again and talk about the actions the monster has taken. During this meet, Victor lashes out at the creature for killing innocent people. As well as giving the monster false hope when he asks Victor for a wife and just destroys the body before it is