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Negotiation In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Retaliation is sought out when two people cannot come to terms with the demands of the other and in this case, the creature asks Victor to create a female companion for him. The creature explained clearly to Victor about how he was reject from society thus affecting his emotional well-being. The feelings of rejection make him angry and jealous of those who do have happiness. Instead of Victor negotiating with the creature about this unreasonable option he shuns him and does not present another viable options to which they could negotiate on. As a cry for help, the creature threatens Victor with retaliation and he responds to his creature unwillingly to make a companion and offers him no consolation to help him through his troubles. To prevent retaliation, Victor should of invited the creature into his house and worked on a way to solve the problem and risk for retaliation could have been …show more content…

Revenge is the only way the creature can get his point across to Victor and thus the pain inflicted on both parties could of alleviated if Victor could of negotiated a solution to help the creature. It’s not like the creature had anyone else to turn to for help and Victor is the only person in the world that could help and he is shunned by his creator. Some risks involved in seeking revenge against someone is a plea for desperation to get help with whatever issue they are trying to cope with in life. When Victor refuses the creatures demands he does not even attempt to resolve the issue by discussing possible solutions to help the creature feel a sense of belonging. The risks of not negotiating with the creature, listening to the creatures basic life needs, and intervening to help leaves the creature only one alternative which is to

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