Victor Frankenstein, The Real Monster
A monster is usually viewed to be a supernatural creature that humans judge based on
looks and not necessarily on personality. In the novel, Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the
monster is a creature Victor creates but abandons immediately because he is horrified by his own
creation. Due to the monster’s appearance, society does not give the creature a chance to show
his true self. Therefore, the monster faces an external conflict because of Frankenstein’s and
society's rejection, making it difficult for him to blend into his new life. Victor creates the
monster because of his unusual compulsion of aspiring to be like God. However, Victor does not
know how to treat or be responsible for his creature. Victor Frankenstein is the true monster in
the book because he meddles with nature, rejects his creation, and demonstrates hubris.
Interfering with nature is an act that no human should overstep because it is God’s work.
When Victor goes to college and his interest in science and nature grows, his curiosity to find the
secret of immortality causes him to want to create a creature and bring it to life. Victor starts to
create his unnatural work hoping that it will bring success in the future, “I prepared myself for a
multitude of reverses; my operations might be incessantly baffled, and at last my work be
imperfect, yet when I considered the improvement which every day takes place in science and
mechanics, I was encouraged to hope my present attempts would at least lay the foundations of
future success.” (43). Victor states his concerns about what he plans to do but dismisses them
based on the importance he places on his work. For that reason, he starts to meddle with nature to
create something no one can do but God. Finally, when Victor completes his creation, he realizes
that he has made a serious mistake by interfering with nature, “I had desired it with an ardour
that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and
A monster is usually viewed to be a supernatural creature that humans judge based on
looks and not necessarily on personality. In the novel, Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the
monster is a creature Victor creates but abandons immediately because he is horrified by his own
creation. Due to the monster’s appearance, society does not give the creature a chance to show
his true self. Therefore, the monster faces an external conflict because of Frankenstein’s and
society's rejection, making it difficult for him to blend into his new life. Victor creates the
monster because of his unusual compulsion of aspiring to be like God. However, Victor does not
know how to treat or be responsible for his creature. Victor Frankenstein is the true monster in
the book because he meddles with nature, rejects his creation, and demonstrates hubris.
Interfering with nature is an act that no human should overstep because it is God’s work.
When Victor goes to college and his interest in science and nature grows, his curiosity to find the
secret of immortality causes him to want to create a creature and bring it to life. Victor starts to
create his unnatural work hoping that it will bring success in the future, “I prepared myself for a
multitude of reverses; my operations might be incessantly baffled, and at last my work be
imperfect, yet when I considered the improvement which every day takes place in science and
mechanics, I was encouraged to hope my present attempts would at least lay the foundations of
future success.” (43). Victor states his concerns about what he plans to do but dismisses them
based on the importance he places on his work. For that reason, he starts to meddle with nature to
create something no one can do but God. Finally, when Victor completes his creation, he realizes
that he has made a serious mistake by interfering with nature, “I had desired it with an ardour
that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and
