Victor Frankenstein, the true monster
...because of his work, a person who will reject his own creation, and make no attempt to reconcile with the monster, or even hold a conversation with him. Victor’s emotional response was put in the essence of the monster, and his corrupted ideas were those that were implanted in the head of the monster. The rejection of the monster is generated from the beginning of his development. A central theme was the monster was not born a killer, or not even born an evil being, but it took hatred out rightly from Victor. The constant ignorance from the creator caused the monster to turn into a killer. Victor wanted the monster made in his own likeness and self-image; this portrayal is what proves Victor to be the true monster. Victor had created the monster with characteristics that he lacked, which is compassion and true forgiveness. Because of this, Victor must continue to reject his creature. To see that Victor has the ability to have true feelings would mean that he would have to change his identity, change his way of life, and come to terms with his humanity. To change that, would mean his life would take on new form, a form for which he was not prepared to accept and adapt. Victor’s style of life was that of an un-fit creator, his ambition got the best of him. He started off with good intentions, but these intentions progressed in a rapid spiral from communal actions, to greed. Victor was a perfectionist and with this characteristic behind him, he rejects and hates everything he does. As a creator this is an unacceptable trait. The monster is the image and likeness of his creator, neither man nor beast, but the outcome of a retched experiment that went horribly wrong. As an educated creator, there are certain values one must possess, the basic view of natural science. Victor’s views on natural science were very inaccurate; he does not identify with his creation imaginatively and fails to give the support a child needs. Second, he believes evolution will occur with his own creation, and third he believes he can make a perfect species from only chemical means. Victor is also ignorant to the scientific myth of Entropy, that energy generated will be less than expended. This was but one of the many problems that plagued victor While talking a look at the sexual side of Victor, there are signs that he followed the ways of Oedipus. Oedipus was the mythological character whose fate was to kill his father and fall in love with his mother. Victor’s passion evolved through a metamorphosis from Elizabeth to his mother, and continued to haunt him throughout his life. It almost appears Victor’s ambition to create the monster was the fact of womb envy. Since he himself could not create a child, he felt that he h...