Victor's Creation In Frankenstein

This theme reiterates when Victor is finishing his creation and he ponders “I had worked so hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body” (57). It is clear that Victor has devoted a large portion of his life building the monster, including all of the time that Victor spent learning before he could even begin his experiment. Thus, it is evident that Victor is devoted to his creation, and he spent time to carefully craft the monster. What is also discernible is that Victor loves his creation at least initially because he has spent so much time working on it. More support for this claim comes from Victor’s personal commentary while at Ingolstadt; “My cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had

Even the monster, who is only slightly educated recognizes this when telling Mr. De Lacey that “I have good dispositions; my life has been hitherto harmless, and in some degree beneficial” (134). Some more context may also reveal an otherwise hidden aspect of this statement. Primarily, the monster is trying to speak to the blind Mr. De Lacey to convince the old man that he is not actually a villain. So, when the monster says that he is actually good, the monster is incentivized to tell the genuine truth. Additionally, the monster includes a few warrants, saying that he has made a beneficial contribution to the world. It is also true that the monster has not killed anybody up until this point, so his statement does have merit. The purpose of this conversation is to establish that the monster is not evil by birth. Unfortunately, Felix, Agatha, and Safie arrive back at the house and after fleeing, the monster curses his existence and humanity’s to some extent. The most exemplary illustration of the monster’s honorable nature comes when he sees a small girl fall into a river, “I rushed from my hiding-place; and, with extreme labour from the force of the current, saved her, and dragged her to shore” (141). It is clear in this moment that the monster, who has no connection to this girl and has already been shunned multiple times by humanity still does

Truthfully, the monster is very benign but his experience is blemished by Victor’s neglect and mistreatment of this creature. It is also evident that through Victor’s desires: we can see that he held his creation in the highest regard. It is because of this devotion to crafting the monster that it turns into a very capable entity. When the monster’s power is combined with his personality, a truly superb specimen is created that is worthy of the potential to be the an actual hero. However, due to mistakes along the way, Victor realizes that this prospect did not actualize itself into reality due to several mistakes on his part in the treatment of the monster. Through this carelessness for the monster’s well being, he turns into the villain that kills and murders all of Victor’s relatives. Under a consequentialist mindset, it becomes understood that the creation of the monster in the first place is an evil and immoral act, but in truth even Victor negates this point before his death. Victor is not only admitting his fault for the monster, but he is also advocating for others to continue his work and to perfect it. Thus, the major themes of forbidden knowledge and ambition being the downfall of man are invalidated and instead, the notions of progress and its necessary and eventual wrongdoing are trumpeted.