Parental Neglect In Frankenstein

Frankenstein the novel by Mary Shelley is an excellent outside view of human social interaction. The main character Victor Frankenstein creates life in his england laboratory and abandons him to thrive on his own. The creature who never receives a name is neglected throughout the entire story by everyone he meets. Twisted by the interactions with his creator and humans alike, the creature turns to murder for revenge. Could all of the problems supposedly caused by the creature’s brutality really be his creator’s careless misdoing? From parental and peer neglect the gentle creature quickly became a monster to his tormentors. The neglect that frankenstein put his creation through triggered his monstrous behaviour. The creature was completely
reliant on Victor from his origin. On the night the creature was finished Victor ran away and screamed when his creation came to life and had a psychological break which rendered him unconscious. Victor is disgusted by the creature often referring to him as daemon or monster. The creature roamed for many days after leaving Victor’s laboratory often discovering new things and people who were almost always terrified of him and would beat him. Victor should have been protecting him. The creature did have a great amount of intelligence despite his outward appearance. He spent over a year eavesdropping on a family to learn culture, relationships, language, and became self-aware. After becoming a well knowledged being through books and letters he sought to connect with the family and reconcile with his creator. The family chased and beat him again. Victor was deeply troubled at their reunion but not sympathetic as the creation recalls his frightening and violent existence to that point. The creature plead his creator to make him a companion to provide him company. After much argument and torment to the creature Victor finally compromises to make him a companion but the creature and his companion must leave society and never be seen again. The decision is heartbreaking but the creature accepts. Before the companion was finished it is destroyed by Victor and thrown into the ocean. At this point Victor has abandoned the creature and has had no positive parental influence. You can blame the creature’s behaviour on a number of different people and events but there is nothing more influential to the creature’s mental and physical health like Victor. It was his responsibility to take care of the being and make him a good creature but he abandoned and neglected him
Becoming a parent is a choice between two people to raise and protect a child.
Victor made his creature with what he describes as ‘perfect pieces’. A bulky torso with long strong limbs and a head put together. The result was a herculean man with the mind of a newborn baby. Like giving birth to an actual newborn baby, Victor has parental responsibilities. The government of the united kingdom says “In the nations of the European Union and elsewhere, parental responsibility refers to the rights and privileges which underpin the relationship between a child and either of the child's parents or those adults who have a significant role in the child's life.” Victor falls under this category of a parent because he did bring the creature to life. Therefore Victor’s responsibilities are to provide a home, protect and maintain, discipline , provide education, and name his creature. He had done none of that and abandoned his
creature.

The role of a parent in a child’s life is substantial and not something to take lightly.
A parent’s job is to prepare their child for the good and bad parts of life. Aside from the legal responsibilities of caring for a kid like providing a home, food, and education, parents need to go to many lengths to make sure their child is psychologically cared for. This might mean a positive role model and stable home environment along with reinforcing good habits and healthy choices. A child will also need medical care at some point in their life which parents are required to provide. Parents might also need to help with a learning disability or a handicap. From all of these examples it is easy to see parents hold one hundred percent accountability for their child’s situation and state of
mind. Victor frankenstein has throughout the whole book been a selfish and irresponsible parent to his creature. Parents need to be loving and respectful to their kids at the same time. The creature was never named or loved but lived a life of misery and troubles. Parental and peer neglect turned a gentle creature yearning for acceptance into a murderous monster with no sympathy.