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Victor's Monstrosity In Frankenstein

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Being referred as the daemon and the wretch by its own creator and other people, Victor Frankenstein’s creation in the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, seems to take on the role of the monster throughout the entire novel. It is inevitably true that the creature is in the position of being called a monster in terms of its physical appearances and the past doings. According to the book, the creature’s appearance is simply monstrous. It’s eight feet tall, has a yellow skin that “scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath” (Shelley, 83), its eyes are watery and “seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets which they were set” (Shelley 83). However, most importantly, the main reason why the creature is referred …show more content…

For example, I had a hard time trying to understand the thought process behind Victor’s choice to go on a wedding trip with Elizabeth even after he clearly knew that the creature that he created is going to cause trouble for him if he decides to go. Thus, it would be most logical and safe for him to at least try to come up with another plan or avoid going on a trip with Elizabeth in the first place. In my personal opinion, Victor’s choice to go on a trip would mean one of two things: it’s either Victor isn’t scared of death, or there’s something unusual going on with his thought process. The novel makes clear that Victor is afraid, or at least threatened by the concept of death since one of the purposes for creating the creature was to beat death. To add to this, the whole reason why Victor used words such as “escaped” (Shelly 84) and “rushed” (Shelley 84) while he was explaining his experience of running away when the creature approached him would be due to him feeling his life being threatened by the creature, which would mean that he’s not emotionless towards death. Victor was clearly frightened and disturbed by the presence of his creation, which leaves readers with another possibility of something unusual going on with his thought process. As it is obvious, by making an odd choice, Victor left me questioning what was actually going through his mind when he decided to

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