maybe that God complex is not a good thing

I realized when reading Shelley’s Frankenstein that this is a story of power and regret for man. I mean when you really think about it,this story is about a man who gained the ability to create life but he never considered his responsibility and how it would affect everyone including the monster he created. This all ended in a big disaster for all involved and a few that were innocent bystanders. It is so clear that Victor was caught up in the discovery of science and the power of playing god when he says “I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it”(Shelley 31). I can imagine Frankenstein upon a hill, hands held high with lightning sprinting between his fingers looking around to see where he feels his power is best served. Instead he never considers what might happen to what he will create. Victor only thinks of the glory and acknowledgement he thinks he deserves from the creature he will create. This is evident when he says “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve their’s”(32). Can you say “God complex?” I also wonder if the regret that Victor feels is because he got caught and had lost so much or if he ever really knew what he had done.