Frankenstein Maturity

Frankenstein Essay # 4

The creature wants a mate. Does Victor owe the creature anything?

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a young man named Victor Frankenstein reanimates dead flesh. He finds out the creature he made is ugly and runs away from it, rejecting it. The creature is alone for several weeks and after this period, he finds Victor. The creature narrates his story to Victor about his weeks all alone. The creature talks about coming across human settlements where humans attack or run away from him, judging him by his exterior. He later finds out the reason why society rejects him. This is shown when he says, “But how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool!” The creature later comes across a cottage
Victor also does not provide the creature an education after creating it. This forces the creature to educate himself. This shown when the creature narrates, “….the idea instantly occurred to me that I should make use of the same instructions to the same end.” The creature educated himself solely through watching cottagers and reading books. Many of these books gave the creature the idea of revenge and of a mate. For example, one of the books the creature read, Plutarch’s Lives, is a biography about Greek leaders and heroes. Some used their powers for good while others used their powers for bad. This gave the creature the idea of using his power of superhuman strength and speed for bad purposes, specifically revenge. Another book called The Sorrows of Werter is about a man named Werter who loves a woman but she does not love him back. This eventually gave the creature the idea of needing a mate. Since Victor did not supply the creature an education with right ideas and beliefs, the creature took revenge and murdered William and framed Justine. It also made the creature think he needed a mate. If Victor did supply the creature with an education, the creature would not get these beliefs and would not take revenge on the Frankenstein
This is shown when the creature says, “This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede.” Everyone gets a mate if they want to and it should be no exception for the creature. Victor also abandoned the creature knowing that he will never be accepted into society because of his ugliness. This is shown when the creature walks into a village and “The whole village was roused: some fled, some attacked me…” If Victor makes the creature a mate, the creature will no longer be lonely and will be accepted by someone similar to