There is great discussion on whether Victor Frankenstein's creature is evil or not. I have concluded that the creature is not evil for three reasons. Firstly, because of his generous actions. Secondly, because of the simple things the creature enjoys, showing his innocence. Lastly, because of his sympathetic emotions. After reading the next three paragraphs, the understanding as to why the creature is not evil will be clearly understood, starting with his generous actions. The creatures generous actions are shown when he begins to tell his story. My first point as to why the creature is not evil is because of the generous actions he makes. These all include things he has done for DeLacey's family. Firstly, he helps DeLacey's family by cutting …show more content…
Victor's creatures shows his innocent thus goodness through the things he enjoys and likes. My second point as to why the creature is not evil is because of the things he shows enjoyment in. These include many simple, innocent things. First, he shows enjoyment in the sound of birds. The creature states,"I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound.." (Shelley 308). This shows how delighted he is by something so small, which surely shows innocence. Secondly he shows innocence by liking DeLacey's music. If a creature was evil, they would not enjoy the sound of an old man playing guitar and the creature clearly states that the sound is "divine" (Shelley 329). Lastly, he shows gentleness and innocence through being grateful for the weather. Most evil creatures would not enjoy the weather or even mention it, but the creature shows his gratefulness greatly many times. An example of his gratefulness is when he says,"Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure" (Shelley 307). As a result, the creature shows again that not only is he evil because of his actions, but also through the things he enjoys such as nature and music. Although there is already many reasons why the creature is not evil, there is many
Although the creature behaves vicious and murders several people, he is not inherently evil. His pain and misery is what makes him cause harm to others. And because all mankind hates and shuns him then he might as well make that a good reason to hate him rather than make people like him. Victor Frankenstein is to blame for what the monster has done causing pain and havoc. Vitor’s lack of training is what made the monster so unbalanced. Just like parents raise their children and teach them the wrong from rights, and the facts of life Victor too should have done the same thing with the monster.
Throughout Victor Frankenstein’s and the creature’s sides of the story neither thought they were in the wrong, Frankenstein justified his decisions as good for society and the creature justified his decisions as good for rightful revenge. What Frankenstein and the creature were expressing through their actions and reactions was for their own individual selfish perspectives that they labelled as good. The creatures a little more self-serving by trying to give Frankenstein the pain that he had caused the creature, however, the creature was trying to find out what was considered to be good and be that, but it seemed that both the creature and Victor Frankenstein were selfish beings. They were trying to achieve something good but went about it the wrong way, the good that the creature was trying to achieve was revenge but was ultimately for his own clarity. The creation of the creature was seen as good by Frankenstein as it would improve modern science but then suddenly becomes bad because the creature wasn’t what Frankenstein wanted and he hadn’t prepared for after the creature was
When you do something that is seen as good, you will feel good and hope to be praised for the thing you did. However, this is not always the case. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the main character, Victor Frankenstein, decides to create something to help humanity, but it quickly turns bad. This creation that Victor created also tries to do good things, but nobody sees that and treats him like an outcast. These good deeds that they perform don't go unpunished.
At first glance, the monster in Frankenstein is a symbol of evil, whose only desire is to ruin lives. He has been called "A creature that wreaks havoc by destroying innocent lives often without remorse. He can be viewed as the antagonist, the element Victor must overcome to restore balance and tranquility to the world." But after the novel is looked at on different levels, one becomes aware that the creature wasn't responsible for his actions, and was just a victim of circumstance. The real villain of Frankenstein isn't the creature, but rather his creator, Victor.
Victor Frankenstein made a monster that he was scared of himself and what he had made. Victor was a smart man but he was tempted to find a way to escape death and made a monster that would kill William and the reason that Justine died. But the monster known today a s frankenstein shows us a lot of trying to to a person and fix into society but many people are scared of how he look and they ran him of of the village that he walk into. The main support that shows that frankenstein wants to be a human a person that can fit in is that he is willing to go and live in south America but all he wants is a female.”You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.” that was when the
Once the monster and Victor start talking, the monster tries to get Victor to understand how he (Victor) is responsible for the monster’s wellbeing by stating, “remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.” It is certain that the monster believes that Victor is a bad “parent” to it. Victor never felt like the creature was his responsibility - only an experiment. However, when the creature tells Victor about his responsibilities, Victor despises the creature for what has happened to his
good intentions. However, Victor's ego in his search for god-like capabilities overpowers his humanity. The creature
As Frankenstein is the creator of the creature the creature’s fate lies is the hands o f Victor. Just as it may be believed at least in those times that the fate of all men lay in the hands of God. In making life Victor achieved achieve his goal of playing god and being a leader of a whole race, but in doing so he forgot his leadership, responsibility the ability to change the course of that one creatures life was to much and therefore coursed destruction. It is this, which proves Frankenstein faulty, he tried and reached only halfway he was unable to govern and therefore failed in his short attempt. Just as if a bad captain of a ship caused a mutiny against himself.
From the beginning of the Creature’s existence, he is deprived of making choices for himself. He was never asked to be created, nor did he have a choice on how he was treated. For any existent being, being deprived of choices can only lead to a sense of rebellion and a feeling of rejection by society. This is another factor that plays into the Creature's State of Nature and how he finds himself in the end of novel feeling like he is evil. When the Creature discovers that he is no more than a mere reject from society, he ask Victor for a companion, in which whom he can spend his days with and no longer be an outsider. The Creature wanted someone who, ¨[was] of the same species, and [has] the same defects¨. (Frankenstein, 143). His testimony shows that if he had a choice, he would
Throughout the story the author uses constant instances that allows us to reflect on responsibilities we may disregard due to fear of the result, and how neglecting the issue only allows room for further complications. Mary Shelley shows that happening when Frankenstein neglects and abandons the creature. Frankenstein's immediate reaction when faced with an obstacle was to run away. Unfortunately, this shows the true character of Victor Frankenstein. The best way to understand a person's real qualities, and values is to place them in a situation that is character building, or maybe even a little uncomfortable. Although, Victor knew that leaving the creature was wrong, he continued with his actions which resulted in a deserved consequence. The creature responded negatively due to the fact that the only person he ever interacted with left him. This influences the creatures outlook on humans because this was the first ever experience with them.
These two reasons in tandem excuse the creature for he obscene actions. I view the creature as an abandoned baby who was just born and has no pre collected ideas about the world. The creature was thrust into a harsh world with a body that would make anyone want to kill and run away from him. He was put up against all odds and it's a miracle that he was able to escape Victor's laboratory without getting caught. I think that this trauma of being born on cold steel and given no real parent would be too much for anyone
In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, some characters were viewed to be morally ambiguous. One character that discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good is the creature. The creature goes through many obstacles that test who he is. The creature sacrifices loved ones to get what he wants. He also does this to show his creator the pain he has caused him. The creature says, “ If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you at peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends.”(68) This shows that the creature is not only bad but can be good too. However, The creature is in pain, and hoping by threatening Victor that he’ll get
In the book Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, Victor Frankenstein creates a monster. He was most likely creating it for good; even though it was evil. Many people make things with good intent. Many of those things turn out to be evil. Some people may be making things for evil, but most probably aren't.
The pity that the reader once felt towards this child-like creature who was abandoned upon creation, is turned to hatred and fear towards this monster who slaughters innocents. One doesn't blame the parents of a mass murderer for the crimes of their offspring simply because they gave birth to him. So why should Victor be held accountable for the treacherous deeds of his creation? The portrayal of the monster as the villain in this story attributes to the conflicting feelings of whether he is purely good or evil.
Alhough Victor Frankenstein calls his creature a monster, and considers it disgusting and abhorrent, it is in fact Frankenstein who behaves monstrously. He claims to have created the creature for a noble purpose: to defeat death. However, it is clear that his motives