How Is Victor Frankenstein Selfish

As a young child Victor Frankenstein was loved unconditionally by his parents. They adored him and provided him opportunities and stability to develop into a well-rounded person. Victor becomes a scientist and is intelligent and loves research. As he develops, Victor becomes obsessed with creating life. He accumulates body parts from a cemetery and uses the pieces to assemble a human body. He is confident that he can do what God does and make life. Victor eventually creates a monster, and he makes him come to life. Instead of relishing in the joy of his accomplishment he runs away from it because the creature is hideous and Victor is ashamed of it. The monster is left alone and has to fend for itself but it doesn’t have the right skills

When it came to his physiological needs, Victor does not provide a healthy environment for the monster because he doesn’t nurture him. This is something in the story that was odd because as a child growing up, Victor was loved by his family and never treated in a neglectful way. “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself” (Ch. 2). Next, Victor doesn’t provide protection or safety for the monster. In fact, it is the complete opposite because the monster is deserted by Victor and there is no one to protect him. No one will fight or care for him or even worry about him or his welfare. There are no long-term friendships with anyone except Victor and his relationship with him is unhealthy and nonexistent. Victor shuns his monster out of fear, he doesn’t want him. The monster is upset and alone and begs Victor to create a monster for him so that he would have companionship. He promises him if he would only grant him this one wish then he would disappear and run far away. Victor decides to give into the request and begins to develop and assemble another monster. However, halfway through the new creation, Victor becomes disgusted with what he is doing and abandons all activity and destroys the girl monster. This makes his monster furious because he doesn’t have anyone for himself. He craves normal human contact and companionship. The monster’s whole life experience does not meet any of Maslow’s basic fundamental needs and it is evident this affect has created a beast inside to go with his out beast appearance. The monster does learn self-actualization, this he observed by watching others but even this skill is warped because his only thoughts are hate for Victor. The monster sets out to destroy all that is good in Victor’s life, piece by precious piece. “The nearer I approached to your habitation, the more deeply did I feel the spirit of revenge