Revenge Theme In Frankenstein

IThe novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, is a gothic piece of literature that was created out of a contest with her friends. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist that pursued a way to give life to an inanimate body. He was obsessed with this idea of creating his own being. He collected his parts and planned the process, but he never expected such results. The creation turned out as a monster to Victor, his appearance was horrific and grotesque, which led Victor to run away from his own creation. The theme of Frankenstein is revenge, and how it affects one’s life, the life of the victim, and the lives of the ones around you. Victor created the monster for his own selfish reasons, because he wanted beings to owe him their existence. He wanted to feel accomplished and powerful over other creatures. Victor’s knowledge
As the monster says, “Hateful day when I received life!’ I exclaimed in agony. ‘Accused creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even YOU turned from me in disgust?” (Shelley 55), he hates his existence because of what has occurred to him, and he blames Victor for his misery. The monster declares revenge towards Victor, not only because he created him, but because he abandoned him. The monster did learn as humans do, he felt, experienced, and wonder, but he didn’t grow up as a human which led him to hate humanity as soon as he saw the negative aspects of humans. “My feelings were those of rage and revenge. I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery” (Shelley 58). The only thing that the monster pursuit in life was revenge, since Victor was the cause of his miserable and lonely