What makes a monster? Victor created the monster from the dead. Was the monster born a monster or was he shaped and molded to be one. Nature or nurture is the most fundamental concept in psychology. Is it the chicken or the egg? Are you born with traits from your parents or are you shaped and molded into who you are. Although we don’t know who the real parents of the body are, I believe the monster was not born evil but instead made one by his experiences. Or lack of experiences. Victor should have taken responsibility and been a father to the thing he created. But he was cowardly and selfish. Children need a guardian to teach them right or wrong. They need to be around other children and adults to study and play. The awkward and ugly appearance of the monster frightened others he encountered. He had a good heart and tried to be normal. He saved a girl from downing and in return he was shot. The only way he could have been accepted is with the protection and guidance of a parent. The monster begged Victor to create a mate to ease his deep loneliness. For only someone like him could have accepted and cared for him. Victor agreed but then out of fear destroyed the female monster. The monster had hopes and dreams of a friend and when they were taken away he wanted revenge. The monster said over Victor’s dead body that he feels abandoned and taken advantage of. He was filled with self-pity and rage. We all can sympathize with the “monster.”
This is how he was shaped into being evil. Countless
experiences taught him again and again that there was no hope for him. In
everyone’s eyes he was evil, no matter what he did. Everyone had stereotyped
him as monster. But the reader is left to ponder who is the real monster?
Victor or the creature he brought to life? The monster is by first instinct
kind and gentle but that kindness is beaten out of him. Victor on the other
hand, created life for power hungry and naïve reasons. Then he left his miracle
of science to fend for its self. Victor is not awkward and ugly like the
monster. But on the inside he is selfish and cruel. In my opinion by the end of
the book they are both evil. Together they fueled each other’s rage and drove
one another to insanity. I guess it takes a monster to make a monster.
