Loss Of Innocence In Justin's Trial

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After Justine's prosecution and Execution, Victor sojourned to the Alpine Valley where he meets the creature who tells Victor his life of woe since his creation. Finally, after admitting to William’s murder, the creature demands Victor make him a companion just like him and Victor begrudgingly agrees. Victor is egocentric, and dramatically plays the role of the victim constantly. Throughout Justine’s trial, he continually compares his grief to others, calling any pain but his own inconsequential and withstandable. He goes as far as to say that his pain surmounts Justine’s because her’s is a “guiltless grief.” He fails to realize that she is the one facing death, and that he is entirely capable of proving her innocence. He constantly excuses