Victor Frankenstein is the man responsible for the tragic events that occurred. All of the murders could have been avoided if Victor would have never created the Wretch or, upon creation, treated it with the same kindness that he was treated with as a child.
“No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights we enjoyed.”
It is hard to understand how a man that was raised under so much kindness has nothing but hatred and disgust towards his creation. Had Victor forwarded the love that he received in his childhood towards the Wretch, it wouldn’t have gone on a killing spree looking for vengeance.
Some may say that the Wretch’s evil actions were a result of the hatred that the world showed him. However, the Wretch wasn’t looking for the entire world to love him. He really only needed the acceptance and kindness from his creator, Victor Frankenstein. But when the Wretch smiled and reached towards his benevolent master that brought him into existence, he found nothing but despair. Victor left the Wretch no other choice than to be angry and bloodthirsty. How would you feel if your parents abandoned you?
And even when the Wretch offers an alternate option so that he could gain happiness without having to be a part of Victor’s life, by creating him a companion, he is denied. Victor refuses to recognize the Wretch as a living being that has feelings. Plus, to excite the Wretch’s rage, Victor destroys his work in progress that would become a companion to his creation in the presence of the Wretch.
“The Wretch saw me destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended for happiness, and, with a howl of devilish despair and revenge, withdrew.”
Victor knew his actions would upset the already furious Wretch, and yet he proceeded with them. This only sent him to further his reign of terror. He ends everything in Victor’s life that he was denied to in his own. The Wretch was trying to cut off all venues for Victor’s happiness, which would then leave Victor to focus only his “hideous progeny”.
Frankenstein brought the terror of the Wretch upon himself and everything he loved.
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