Who Is Victor's Arrogance In Frankenstein

Humans put themselves before others when they believe that it will benefit them. This is shown in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, in various ways within the novel. During Victor’s quest to create life from death, he became blind to his growing arrogance. He does not realize the fault in his idea to create this creature due to his pride, and is inconsiderate of what the consequences might be. The monster in which he created foils his arrogance, inconsideration, and pride by showing his faults while it was going through it’s creation process. Victor’s pride was shown when he had created the monster; he was greatly satisfied that he was able to do what other scientists have not, and he was able to prove that his methods were far greater than theirs. His arrogance to his situation proved just how prideful he was of his creation. He did not notice that he was putting all of his needs before that of his friends and family; he was inconsiderate of what they may have thought, and their feelings regarding his arrogance. He neglected his family and friends because he wanted to prove himself better than other scientists who had tried to create life, and he wanted to prove himself to the world. This line of thinking led to his arrogance and inconsideration.

This was difficult for his family to bare, and the monster was able to emphasize this once Victor brought it to life. All of his time was spent on this creation instead of his family and friends, and it created hardships due to his inflating ego. He believed that creating something from death was a good idea, and his haughty nature kept him from realizing what this could cause. His belief that what he was doing was right blinded him, and it reveals to the reader that he was only doing this for self-gain and