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How Is Victor Frankenstein Similar

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In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and his creature are alike, yet different, as people and as monsters. Not many people see the plot twist in this story, but it is the thing that's stood out most to me when I read this. Most people i talk to say that the creature is the monster in this book, but I don't see it like that. I my point of view, I see victor Frankenstein as the monster. I say this because I found more reasons that he his the monster and also found the similarities outweigh the differences. For example, both of their hopes died when they made mistakes. The creature hoped for friends, but nobody would love him. “Once I falsely hoped to meet with beings who, pardon in my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities which I was capable of unfolding.” Victor had hopes in overall life but those dreams are dead now too because he made the creature “From my infancy I was imbued with high hope and a lofty ambition, but how am I sunk!” They are similar because the creature and Victor both hoped for something but those hopes all went down. …show more content…

Victor is alone because the creature killed all of Victors friends/family. “He showed unparalleled malignity and selfishness, in evil: he destroyed my friends; he devoted to destruction beings who possessed exquisite sensational, happiness, and wisdom; nor do I know where this thirst for vengeance may end.” The creature is alone because Victor ran from him, along with everyone else. Victor also didn't make the female creature. “Yet even the enemy of God and man had friends and associate in his desolation; I am alone.” The creature is saying that even humans that do the worst things, still have friends. Even though I said this is a similarity, it is also a difference because all of Victors friends were killed by the creature. The creature is alone because everyone is scared of

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