The creature is miserable and hurt and this can be seen through the way he speaks to Victor. The creature wonders “why did [he] live?” and why “in that instant, did [he] not extinguish the spark of existence” (160) which Victor had bequeathed upon him. The creature’s tone exemplifies his rage about his existence and how he really wishes he could simply perish and not have to live with this life that Victor has given him. By addressing his creator, in this way, the creature seems to be trying to put the blame of his cursed and wretched life upon Victor. This makes the reader wonder as to who really is the monster in this novel: Victor or the creature? The creature’s tone almost seems filled with desperation and almost like a plea to get Victor to see what a dismal life he has led so far and that he too desires love and companionship.
Similarly, the creature tells Victor that “[he] is malicious because [he] is miserable that that he is “shunned and hated by all mankind” (169). It seems that the creature is trying to impose guilt on Victor, so that he can take pity on the creature and ultimately bestow him
Cited: Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ed. Macdonald and Scherf. Toronto: Broadview Literary Texts, 1999. Print.