Who Is Victor Selfish In Frankenstein

In Mary Shelley’s Gothic Fiction novel Frankenstein or the modern prometheus , readers learn the story of a scientist who crossed limits and learned the consequences of it, many of which were caused by his narcissism and selfishness. These characteristics exhibit the theme of how someones ego can cause their own tragic downfall.
Throughout the book, readers experience all the destructive decisions that the different characters make. But the only person the characters are able to blame, is themselves. Victor himself made many selfish choices during the length of the story, one of which can be found in Chapter 8 when Victor says, “A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty of the crime ascribed to Justine; when I was absent

It actually goes hand in hand with being selfish. Victor is a narcissist in the sense that he behaves as if the whole world revolves around him. In most his decisions, he does not think about anybody but himself (the consequences his actions could have on other people). For example, the monster once tells Victor, “I will be with you on your wedding night”. Most readers can easily understand that Elizabeth will be killed on their wedding night, but the creator only thought about himself. When he recalls the aftermath of Elizabeth’s murder, he says, “Great God! Why did I not expire! Why am I here to relate the destruction of the best hope, and the purest creature of earth? She was there, lifeless and inanimate…” (Page 199). Because Victor did not realize that the monster might be talking about the murder of a loved one instead of his own, he did not think to protect Elizabeth or tell her about the situation, ending in her death. After Victor processes the death of his late wife, he begins to think about what has transpired in the course of the last few months and says, “The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of my wife, even at the moment I knew not that my only remaining friends were safe from the malignity of the fiend” (Page 200). This is Victor realizing that he is at fault for all his loved ones deaths. He was not thinking of anybody else when he created the monster, and he