Frankenstein III

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor's creature invokes multiple feelings within the reader. During his life story, sympathy is felt for the creature. His feelings of abandonment and rejection makes his actions, however evil, understandable. He even admits he is "full of fears, for if I fail there, I am an outcast in the world forever" (95). However, as the novel continues, any positive feelings I had for the creature vanished. The creature now understands the world and his actions enough to blackmail Victor into making a female creature. The temper tantrum the creature throws when it does notwork out reflects poorly on him. His brutal murder of Henry and Elizabeth, both innocent parties, is unacceptable. Even after causing the destruction of Victor's entire family, the creature is still not satisfied. He continues to egg Victor into wasting his remaining life chasing after the creature. When Victor finally perishes during the haunt, the creature adds one more death to his total.