The Creature’s Attack Against Victor In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the creature acts as a foil for his creator, Victor Frankenstein, revealing how men who act as God face consequences that ultimately lead to their own emotional decline. With this, the creature’s repulsive appearance, harm to Victor’s brother and wife, and desire to be accepted by society accentuates Victor’s fear, misery after the creation of his creature, and societal acceptance. The creature’s cadaverous looks emphasize Victor’s fear to take care of his creature. The creature being “Formed into a hideous and gigantic creature (Shelley 58)” made “Disgust fill [Victor’s] heart (59).” This made Victor “unable to endure the aspect of [the] being [he] created, [causing Victor to] rush out of the room (59).” Since Victor did not use a …show more content…
While this power is similar to God’s ability to procreate, he sadly abandons his menacing creature and does not take responsibility by taking care of it. Due to this abandonment, he now only has two ways to avoid his creation: to escape and to hide. Unfortunately, Victor’s survival tactic of running away from his impending doom depicts Victor’s fear and unethical self-centeredness. His self-centeredness illustrates his irresponsibility to care for his newly emerged creature. Unlike Victor’s inability to take responsibility for his inchoate creation, God, who provides his creations with the necessary things to live in prosperity, takes responsibility for his actions indisputably. God provided Earth with the vital resources to sustain life; however, Victor does not provide