Who Is The Real Monster In Frankenstein?
The creature is always thought of as the real monster, because of the way looks, which causes him to be rejected and scare the people he comes in contact with, but I think that Victor is the real monster in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. Victor creates his creature out of different body parts that he has collected from a grave yard and then brings to life with electricity. When the creature is brought to life for the first time Victor is terrified by the look of it and runs out of his lab, leaving the creature on its own. Not only did Victor flee from the creature he creates with his own hands when it comes to life, but he abandons it, and does the best he can to make sure no one finds out about what he has made, and he himself stays away from it. Since the creature was left on his own from his beginning he was never taught right from wrong, he had to learn how to act on his own from the way he was treated and judged by other people.
Victor could also be considered the real monster he knew that the creature was the actual killer of his younger brother William and not Justine. When the creature had set Justine up to make it look like she had killed William, Victor did or said nothing to try and defend Justine. Victor was more worried about his pride and how people would treat and view him if they knew that what he had created was actually the one that had killed William. The creature also felt remorse and was sorry about what he had done to cause Justine to be put to death. With the creature feeling this way he went and took Justine’s body down from the rope she was hung with.
Another reason victor is the real monster in the book is because in his search for knowledge, he over stepped the boundaries of science when he tried to a create another being which only God should be able to do. Victor is unaware of the threat that has been placed on his family and loved ones when he creates and the abandons his creation. Others are also placed in danger when he does not want to take responsibility for what he has created and brought to life. He is also unable to understand the consequences of
