Frankenstein
FrankensteinThe Creator's Faults in the Creation Often the actions of children are reflective of the attitudes of those who raised them. Conclusion
Originally, Frankenstein had planned to use the results of his experiment to benefit mankind; but this idea soon transmuted into and obsession to perform the impossible just to satisfy his own ego. Victor Frankenstein believes that by creating a living being he will end death and sadness throughout the world. Frankenstein's thirst for knowledge leads him to the conclusion that he can create a living being with no consequences; in short, he believes that he is equal to a god. Blinded by his god-like arrogance, Frankenstein neglects that he will have created a living creature that he will have to care and be responsible for. Frankenstein becomes so obsessed that he shuts himself away in his laboratory and thinks of nothing but the completion of his project. This fixation clouds his judgment and he is unaware that he is disobeying the natural cycle of life. He strives to make his creation 'perfect' and when he believes he has succeeded, he praises himself as a god:
'I had selected his features as beautiful, beautiful! Great god!' (Pg47)
In reality, Frankenstein is so delusional that he fails to recognize that his creature's outward appearance is hideous. He knew of the creature's disfigured face and gigantic proportions, yet he is so blinded by his ego that he fails to take into account the results of his actions, i.e. how his creation would coexist with other beings. His thoughtless actions immediately doom his creature to be a social outcast. Frankenstein never acknowledges the results of his mistakes until people start being murdered. His hasty actions could incriminate him to be the 'true murderer' as if he had of thought his action through than he would have never created the creature and so the murders may never have happened.
DR.Victor Frankenstein is the sole being that can take responsibility for the creature that he created, as he is the only one that had any part in bringing it into being. While the actions of the creature are the ones that are illegal and violent, their roots can be traced back to the flaws of Frankenstein as a creator. Many of Frankenstein's faults are evident in the appearance of his creation. It was described as having 'straight black lips, dull yellow eyes and yellow skin' (pg47). Frankenstein, haven chosen the parts for the creature, is the only one possible to blame for its appearance. His irresponsibility to his creature's outward appearance immediately dooms it to being a social outcast. Frankenstein's irresponsibility is also evident in his inadequate preparation for parenthood. He was unprepared to the fact that his creature will need to be cared for and that he will be responsible for its actions. When the creature is first born, it resembles a newborn child in the way that it knows nothing; therefore, it is...
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