Imagine this: you’re created from the flesh and bones of various humans before you, abandoned by your creator, and left to fend for yourself with no knowledge regarding human interaction. No need to imagine, as Victor Frankenstein single-handedly created this abnormal reality. So, who is considered the monster? In “Frankenstein,” Victor presents himself as the real monster, as he refuses to accept responsibility for his loved ones’ deaths, fosters the creature’s hatred toward mankind, and neglects his creation. In “Frankenstein,” Victor presents himself as the real monster, as he refuses to accept responsibility for his loved ones’ deaths. As the creature contemplates his revenge, he claims that he can “create desolation,” and killing Victor’s …show more content…
During the creature’s contemplation of pity for mankind, he claims that he shouldn’t “feel kindness towards [his] enemies” and how he has “declared everlasting war against the species” (Shelley 136). The creature has declared his pursuit against mankind. By neglecting his creation, Victor fostered the creature’s hatred towards man, because no one has ever shown him love. In an article written regarding a 21st-century perspective regarding the novel, Chen claims that Frankenstein “brings ethical and ecological disaster to human beings” by “abusing the power of science” (Chen). Victor utilized his studies of alchemy for detrimental reasons. By doing so, it displays the inhumane impact of Victor’s negligence regarding his creation. In an article acknowledging the creature’s exclusion, Sharma discloses how the creature is deemed hideous due to Frankenstein’s “attempt to further augment his creation's physical strength” (Sharma). Frankenstein refuses to believe the extent of what he has created. By doing so, Frankenstein tries to undermine the creature’s strength by neglecting him, in turn fostering his hatred toward mankind. Fostering the creature’s hatred toward mankind isn't the only despicable act Victor