The View That Victor Is The True Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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When you think of a monster, you think of some gory or inhuman looking creature, but ever so rarely is it a man. In my opinion, Victor is the true monster in Frankenstein. In the book, Victor stands idly by while his friends and family are picked off one by one by his abandoned creation. Victor depicts his creation as the monster throughout the book and displays a clear distaste and hate towards it. Victor never reveals his creation in fear of the consequences, but what is worse than losing friends and family? Victor doesn’t see the line that should’ve never been crossed, he watches as the people he loves die. Victor spent two years creating his best creation yet, ensuing it with life. But, when his creature finally arose, he fled. He fled