In the story Frankenstein, Victor is the true villain. Victor was the creator of the monster. Although the creature wasn’t a human, he needed to be parented like one, and Victor did not provide for him. The monster did some pretty horrible things, but Victor could’ve prevented this from the start by going back and helping the monster to learn how to do everyday things. Both Victor and the monster are villains, but it's deciding who is the bigger villain that is important. One reason Victor is the monster is, he created life not knowing the discipline or the risks he could be taking. When someone wants to create life, they are literally making life. A thing that needs to be cared for and parented. Victor felt that when he created life, he could just let it be and go on with his life. When the monster came to life Victor ran and hid, he didn’t even take the time to inspect it, or instruct it. He took his own self-pride and put it above the life he created. “I had desired it with an ardor that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust …show more content…
If Victor would have told the court about the creature, Justine would have been set free and she wouldn’t have been put to a death sentence. Victor knew he was the reason for the death and he continued to feel the guilt but not act upon it. “Justine was a girl of merit, and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy; now all was to be obliterated in an ignominious grave and I the cause!” (Shelly 54). The creature saw cottagers and brought the firewood without them knowing. He was being kind but he was beaten with a stick in return. He tried to be a good person but was shamed for the way he looked. If Victor would have been by the monster's side the whole time, he wouldn’t have been so insecure of the way he