How Does Victor Change In Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein is always changing throughout Mary Shelley's Novel, Frankenstein. Victor is a scientist with the goal of creating life. He tries his hardest to accomplish this goal. The events surrounding this goal changes who he is as a person forever. Victor changes from a curious, happy scientist to a revengeful character at the end of the novel all because of the creation of the monster.
At the beginning of the novel, Victor is a curious, innocent, and happy individual. Victor is a curious person ever since he was a little boy. “Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as they were unfolded to me, are among the earliest sensations I can remember”(22). He has always wanted to learn

Soon after Victor creates the monster he falls into depression and illness. Victor was found in his room by his longtime friend Henry Clerval. “‘My dear Victor,’ cried he, ‘what, for God's sake, is the matter? Do not laugh in that manner. How ill you are! What is the cause of all this’” (47)? Henry took care of Victor and nursed him back to health. Victor could not tell Henry what caused his illness, because he was too ashamed to tell him. After his illness, he grew very worried of what the creature is capable of doing. He returned home and learned that his youngest brother William was strangled. Victor immediately knew that his creation was responsible for his brother’s murder. Justine is accused of William’s murder and is sentenced to death. Victor is worried that if he tells everyone the truth that they will think he is crazy and put the blame on him. Lastly, Victor changes from happy to scared. He is scared of what the creature will do next. Victor is approached by the creature on the mountain. The creature asks Victor to create a female mate for him. Victor, being too scared to say no, agrees and goes to London to start on the female

Victor is dreading making the female creature and keeps putting it off. While making the creature, Victor decides this is enough and destroys it in front of the creature. The creature gives Victor a frightening threat. “‘I shall be with you on your wedding-night’” (158). The creature is implying that he will do something terrible on what is supposed to be Victor’s happiest day. After, hearing this Victor tries to be a hero and take the creature out. The night before his wedding, Victor is walking the halls of the house checking for any trace of the creature. When he returns to their room he finds the creature strangling Elizabeth. Victor shot at the creature, but he got away unharmed. When Victor’s father heard about Elizabeth's death, he died from grief a few days later. Lastly Victor decided to get revenge on the creature for killing his loved ones and begins tracking him down. Victor chases him all the way to the Arctic Circle. This is where Robert Walton finds him. Just before Victor dies, he tells Robert to continue to look for the creature. This shows that he wants Robert to continue to seek revenge for him and wouldn’t stop at anything until the creature was