Though Frankenstein’s creature disgusts the townspeople and they are afraid of him, it is Victor who is the true monster of the novel. Victor is so engrossed with his search for the “secret of life” that he locks himself in his apartment and does not want to be bothered. Once he discovers this “secret” he creates a horrible monster from random body parts of others and gives it life. He then abandons the monster because he feels guilty for making it and he fears what the monster might do. He even went so far as to wish his monster was dead. He shows his disgust when he says, “I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created” (43).

But, by creating the monster shouldn’t Victor also accep

The creature may never have become a well respected member of the community, but with the proper education he could have been a little more accepted. Victor Frankenstein chose to create life and just like having a child it was his responsibility to educate and train him to co exist with the community. He failed and that caused him a lot of guilt and torment. Because he chose to play God, he lost his friends and family members and slowly lost himself. His death was both good and bad for the creature because it gave him retribution for all the pain and suffering his creator caused him. It also caused him great unhappiness because the only person he ever related to was dead.

Victor created his creature and then abandoned him because he was regretful for having done this. Since Victor did not stay to teach the creature, he only caused pain to his monster. The monster is shunned by his creator and everyone around him because of his hideousness. His loneliness is the reason he tracks Victor down and asks him to make a female mate for him. A request that Victor agrees to at first but later decides that it is a bad idea. This upsets the creature so much that he kills Victor’s wife and friend. Victor is responsible for these deaths indirectly because he was the one that created the creature and angered it enough for it to want revenge. Victor also left the monster to learn on its

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