Similarities Between Victor And The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Victor and the Creature: Each Other’s Other Half
It is said that it is impossible for an unstoppable force to meet an immovable object. However, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and his creation do exactly that. Victor stops at nothing to make sure he destroys the monster. On the other hand, the monster does everything in his power to not let Victor kill him. Victor Frankenstein and his creation share a unique connection in which Victor is not only the creator, but also the other half to his creation.
Although Victor and the creature are out to get one another, they do not realize that they need each other in order to have something to live for. In The Dark Knight, the Joker tells Batman, “You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever” (The Dark Knight). Victor thinks it is his destiny that he will chase the creature forever. He states “Destiny was too potent…” (Shelley 23) which eventually leads to his destruction. However, just like Batman, Victor chases his …show more content…
Victor still wants to go on killing the monster, even on his deathbed. When talking to Walton, he tells him, “You may give up our purpose, but mine is assigned to me by heaven, and I dare not” (Shelley 161). No matter what, Victor wants the monster dead and he wants to do it. However, upon learning of Victor’s death, the creature is very upset and ultimately decides to kill himself. He knows that without Victor he has nothing left to live for and is worthless. He says, “If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction” (Shelley 166). Even though the creature spent his life taunting and chasing Victor, it was his fate, and he has no purpose in life now that the other half of him is gone
It is said that it is impossible for an unstoppable force to meet an immovable object. However, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and his creation do exactly that. Victor stops at nothing to make sure he destroys the monster. On the other hand, the monster does everything in his power to not let Victor kill him. Victor Frankenstein and his creation share a unique connection in which Victor is not only the creator, but also the other half to his creation.
Although Victor and the creature are out to get one another, they do not realize that they need each other in order to have something to live for. In The Dark Knight, the Joker tells Batman, “You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever” (The Dark Knight). Victor thinks it is his destiny that he will chase the creature forever. He states “Destiny was too potent…” (Shelley 23) which eventually leads to his destruction. However, just like Batman, Victor chases his …show more content…
Victor still wants to go on killing the monster, even on his deathbed. When talking to Walton, he tells him, “You may give up our purpose, but mine is assigned to me by heaven, and I dare not” (Shelley 161). No matter what, Victor wants the monster dead and he wants to do it. However, upon learning of Victor’s death, the creature is very upset and ultimately decides to kill himself. He knows that without Victor he has nothing left to live for and is worthless. He says, “If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction” (Shelley 166). Even though the creature spent his life taunting and chasing Victor, it was his fate, and he has no purpose in life now that the other half of him is gone