The Monster Inside of You The Oxford Dictionary contains two definitions of the word monster: 1) an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly and frightening, 2) an inhumanely cruel or wicked person. The question that Mary Shelley arises within her readers is whether Victor or the creation meet the true criteria of such a thing. Can we categorize Victor as “an inhumanely cruel person”? How can we not define the creation as one when throughout the novel it is described almost exactly as the dictionary defines a monster? It comes down to creator verses creation or possible another underlying force working in both of them. Victor, from an early age, finds a deep interest in science. After the death of his mother he especially becomes