The Instrument Of Suffering In Frankenstein By Mary Shelly

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, the book’s protagonist Victor Frankenstein functions as an instrument of the suffering of others. His ambition and reckless actions cause chaos in the lives of those he holds dear. Victor was always someone filled with ambition and a penchant for the supernatural. This grim only served to destroy him in the end. He created a creature, and in the process, virtually abandoned his family for two years. This was the start of Victor’s tragedy. After having created his creature on a whim, without any real consideration for the repercussions, he simply deserts the creature. His reckless abandonment of the creature causes him to wander alone and be rejected, without a purpose or a home. This made the creature

His baby brother William, childhood friend Henry Clerval, Elizabeth, Justine, and his father would all go on to suffer the consequences of Victor’s actions and his inaction. After the creature had wandered for some time, it sought out Victor. He crossed paths with little William and the encounter left William dead and the Creature his killer, though it was not the creature's intention to harm the child at first. The creature then framed the family’s ward, Justine, whom they held very dear. Justine was found guilty of a murder she did not commit and was promptly executed for it. At any time, Victor could have revealed the true assailant and spared Justine from her lamentable fate, yet he chose to remain silent. Victor never took accountability, he sat back and watched as an innocent girl was killed for the murder of someone she held dear. He very well could have prevented the deaths of William and Justine, but he chose to stay silent about his actions and those around him continued to suffer the consequences. When Victor was given a chance to right the many wrongs he had made, he failed and more people suffered for

In doing this, Victor further dashed the hopes of the creature. Knowing that there was no place for him in the world, the creature fell further into despair. This action would not affect the creature alone, as Victor’s family would also suffer from it. The creature found further cause to hurt Victor and he did so through his family. Henry and Elizabeth would lose their lives to the creature and Victor’s father would later pass from the grief, and the primary cause of all this strife is Victor. His hasty and ill advised decisions led to a number of preventable tragedies. From the creature’s miserable existence to his family’s grievous loss. Victor’s character shows us that our actions have consequences, and the inability to own up to our actions can lead us to greater ruin. His decision to create the creature was hasty, but his biggest mistake was never taking responsibility after the creature was made. This lack of responsibility was what led to so much tragedy. If Victor had dealt with the aftermath of the creature’s creation or told his family the truth about the ordeal, then Justine and William’s death could have been