Victor The Real Monster In Frankenstein Essay

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“Every villain is a hero in his own mind.” -Tom Hiddleton. Victor believes his unjustifiable actions towards the creatures are in the creature's best interest. In the novel Victor Frankenstien, a talented scientist, creates a creature that does not represent the normal stereotype. Faced with rejection by his owner and the society around him, his only desire is to destroy everyone that his creator, Victor, loves. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, many readers see the creature as the monster of the novel, even though the true monster is Victor. A major reason why Victor is the real monster in the novel is because he created this creature that looked different from what is portrayed as normal, and then rejected and abandoned it at first sight. Victor …show more content…

The creature's way of relieving his anger was by killing Victor's most loved ones. Victor's one true love was Elizabeth, after she died he truly realized all the harm and destruction the creature had caused in his life. He feels the only way to have proper justice served is by finding and killing the creature, “The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of my wife; even at that moment I knew that not my only remaining friends were safe from the malignity of the fiend”(205). Although Victor is the true monster some sympathy should be served when it comes to the amount of loss he suffered. Him and the creature grew up complete opposites, Victor loved and cared for and the creature abandoned and lonely. The creature's ideal revenge was for Victor to feel the ongoing pain he had, meaning everyone Victor held dearest would end up being murdered by the creature. Suffering this pain and loss could distract or make someone lose sense of their rational decision making. Victor is still the unsought villain in the story but there's no question that an intolerable amount of pain was put upon