The author uses lots of quotes here to express how the monster is feeling but in between these quotes are the thoughts and view of Victor’s perspective. it makes it seem like Victor is scared of the monster and is starting to understand that the monster is truly upset that humans view him as such a hideous creature. As the monster continues his plea to Victor it appears as if the monster becomes more and more emotional and starts to show how similar he is to humans. At the beginning of the monsters plea to Victor, it seemed like victor was being selfish and was only thinking about the damage that the monster had done to his own family.
Victor is to be blamed for numerous incidents throughout the story. First, Victor is to blame because of his desire to create life. If it wasn’t for his desire, he would have never created the monster. Second, Victor is to blame because he abandoned his monster because he got so scared of his unpleasant appearance. If Victor spent a little bit of time with the monster and taught him the correct behavior for life, then maybe the monster wouldn’t have been so unstable.
Throughout the novel Victor and the Monster come across many relatable situations that they are forced to overcome. Victor Frankenstein had a very happy childhood, and he describes his parents as being “possessed by the very creature of kindness and indulgence”. Although Victor had a very happy childhood, these characteristics do not seem like the foundation of good moral character. Similarly Victor’s monster was not raised with the foundation of a good moral character. When the monster was first created he possessed more strength than he knew what to do with.
When it came to his physiological needs, Victor does not provide a healthy environment for the monster because he doesn’t nurture him. This is something in the story that was odd because as a child growing up, Victor was loved by his family and never treated in a neglectful way. “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself” (Ch. 2). Next, Victor doesn’t provide protection or safety for the monster. In fact, it is the complete opposite because the monster is deserted by Victor and there is no one to protect him.
The monster in Frankenstein is acting out of revenge and doesn’t know forgiveness or compassion. Which is Victor’s fault because he neglected to raise and teach is creation. It is something that the monster could’ve learned if taught or seen, but he was not shown compassion or forgiveness because of his outward appearances. The monster finds the papers on page 93 where it says, “Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view; the minutest description of my odious and loathsome person is given, in language which painted your own horrors, and rendered mine indelible.” Victor the father of this creature hated his creation and rejected it.
The series of horrific events linked to the monster’s existence can all be traced back to Frankenstein’s abandonment of his creation at the start of the story. In reality The Creature only followed its natural instincts of seeking revenge after being rejected by society. Perhaps if Victor took responsibility and considered the ethical side of his experiment the monster would never have become a source of destruction. What’s interesting is that according to an article written for psychology today, for people to be able to take responsibility for their mistakes, they need to first believe that they are able to change as a person. It is possible that Victor was so consumed by his goal that he didn’t see the immorality of it and therefore didn’t feel the need to change.
Victor Frankenstein, is at fault for the creature’s actions. Victor was looking for some honor and triumph, but when he accomplished his experiment, not only did it bring terror to Victor, but to the whole world. The monster never learned right from wrong and was never raised correctly, his first moment of life, all he experienced was the fear in Victor's emotion, and was abandoned right from the start. Victor selfishly isolated himself from society and ran away from his responsibilities which caused destruction to the people Victor cared for and loved deeply. The creature was known as a monster and was doomed due to his appearance.
The monster points out that “you accuse me of murder, and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature” (Shelley 88). It’s easy to blame the monster for all of this, and it may look like that on the outside because he actually murdered the people but Victor has equal responsibility. Victor his creator abandoned him and left him alone in the world. The melancholy and lonely monster realized “ he too can create desolation”
Frankenstein is a horrid creature hated by humanity, along with his creator who abandoned him. Victor let curiosity get the best of him and now the both of them suffer, but who's really the one suffering? If it weren’t for Victor being a coward, the creature would not have gone through what it went through and so would Victor. The root cause of the problem was Victor going against what the professionals were telling him. Frankenstein felt the pain of his creator leaving him to die, in chapter 24 of Frankenstein the monster said “I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.”
They are both cursed by each other because they feel indicted to the other. The monster feels an obligation to the creator that brought him to life, but Victor cursed his creation with his own disturbing soul. Also, as the monster’s creator, Victor is an egocentric person, who cares only about himself. Whenever he does something for someone, he does it to his own advantage rather than having noble intentions. He also feels that he owns certain rights such as the right to create life, and he does not share much detailed information at all regarding anyone unless he is required to.
Most people are more inclined to feel sorry for things less fortunate than them. Victor’s monster is no exception. He was brought into this world with no one. The reader feels sympathetic to his loneliness in life, simple innocence, and skewed understanding of the world. Victor made a rash decision when he created his monster.
On page 115, after the monster has killed William and framed Justine, the monster tells Victor, "I am malicious because I am miserable. You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and destroy my fame, the work of your own hands." The monster reveals the reason for his crimes and why he wants to destroy him. Furthermore, the creature also reveals that the reasons for his actions are because of how society treated him. After that, the monster then asks Victor to create another monster for him as a companion so he is not
Victor creates the Creature, but there are many situations throughout the novel where the Monster displays as the victim. He seeks love from different people, but everyone treats him bad. His anger towards his father drives him to kill Victor’s family. The Monster later feels devastated for the murders he commits. All the monster wants is love.
The monster was deserted without an advocate to speak for him, as his appearance would not allow him the opportunity to be heard. Despite the monsters revolting appearance he still manages to display many human characteristics such as compassion, love, and intelligence. Victor is both guilty of negligence and the murders, as he did not guide his creation is the ways a creator
The monsters revenge on Frankenstein, drives him too to be full of hatred and need for vengeance because he destroyed everything good in his life. He feels as the death of his loved ones is his fault because he is the one that created the horrid creature in the first place (Brackett). “As time passed away I became more calm; misery had her dwelling in my heart, but I no longer talked in the same incoherent manner of my own crimes; sufficient for me was the consciousness of them” (Shelley 158). The monster wanted Victor to feel the same thing as him, lonely and sadness. The monsters revenge works, Victor becomes rejected by people and has nobody but himself.
