Similarities Between Walton And Victor Frankenstein

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I agree with Thompson that Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein are similar because they both bring someone back to life, but Robert Walton is the better man because he is more father figure like than Victor. After two years of Victor being gone, he finally finds the monster. The monster finally has his turn to talk to his so-called father, and he says, “You, my creator, abhor me...You accuse me of murder, and yet, you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature” (Shelley 103). The monster calls Victor “my creator” which proves that Victor created life, but he feels hatred and disgust toward his creation. Victor is being hypocritical toward the monster, yelling at him for murdering his friends, while Victor is so selfishly