The way Victor treated the monster as soon as it came to life was unfair and full of selfishness from Victor. The monster came to this life as we all did. The huge difference is that, unlike the monster, both our parents or at least one of them loved us and did right by us. They taught us how to eat, dress, speak and prepared us in whatever way they before we went out to the real world. Victor did not teach any of this basic skills to the monster, like many irresponsible parents, Victor chose the easy path (not taking responsibility of his creation); only in this case it lead his to his grave. It is very interesting how Shelley’s description of the night the monster came to life is similar of that of a woman having a baby: “ It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.” (Shelley 34) and then Victor goes on to say: “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, of how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful.” (Shelley 34). When Shelley started describing the night of the monster’s birth, it reminded me of the night one of my nephews was born.
Parents have a huge impact on the outcome of a child because it is human nature to be co-dependent. In relation to the story, Victor Frankenstein reacts with a mere sense of irresponsibility and treats his creation like an object; "Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room, and continued a long time traversing mt bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep"(Shelley 34). Like a lot of parents today, Victor was unable to cope with his consequences, which lead to his misery until his death. We see a child being neglected, as was the monster, way too often now days. The story demonstrates how the longing for companionship and love can destroy a person as well and cause them to act violently, as did the monster by killing all of those his creator cared about.
ReplyDeleteI wrote my blog on this same subject! I agree that Victor did not take any responsibility for his creation and he should have. He create the monster due to selfish reasons and continued his selfishness after his creation was finished. If he would not have ran off and left the monster to his on devices he could have been a good thing instead of a “daemon.” I mean, we even train animals to work for the good, Victor did not even try to help the monster eat, drink or clothe himself. Victor’s selfishness lead to his demise and the demise of his whole family.
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