Negligence In Frankenstein

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The Innocence of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein was undoubtedly innocent of all three charges, especially criminally negligent manslaughter. To address the first charge of criminal negligence, the elements of the offense must be reviewed. One element of criminal negligence is that the action of the defendant was opposite of what a reasonable person would have done. It is ridiculous to say that Victor acted unreasonably because what he did was essentially what every other person throughout the novel did. Everyone in the novel while encountering the monster either fled or fought, with the exceptions of De Lacey, the blind man who was unaware of the threat, and Walton, who wanted the monster to stay because he knew just about everything there …show more content…
The inventor of guns? The inventor of the horse and buggy? (no cars exist) The inventor of the boat? No! Victor should be praised for his scientific discovery instead of punished. Victor is an innovator who created a creature with good morals who became angry and could not calm down after being shot. If anyone should be charged with criminally negligent manslaughter, it should be the man who shot the creation as the creation was saving the girl (p. 120-123).
Second element: The creation of the creature was done with the sole intent of discovering a new way to create life. Victor had no way of knowing if his experiment would succeed at all, let alone know the power of his creation before its conception. “What had been the study and desire of the wisest men since the creation of the world was now within my grasp” (p. 37). It is impossible for him to have had reckless disregard for human life as he did not know the consequences of a successful experiment before it occurred. Victor displayed his regard for human life when, after the creation murdered Elizabeth, Victor chased the creation around the world, attempting to end its life and prevent it from harming or murdering more people (p. 180-181). He also showed regard for human life when he chose not to create a companion for the monster. He ultimately decided not to create a companion for the monster because he considered the consequences a second creation could have on humanity. He feared that the monster would reproduce and create a new race of his people that could attempt to harm mankind. (p.
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