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Moral Of Frankenstein Essay

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Drew Cabral Genre Studies (D) Mr. Connolly April 10, 2023 The Scale Reads No In Volume 2, Chapter VIII of Mary Shelley's horror fiction tale, Frankenstein, Victor's original immoral creation requests a female companion. He knows that Victor is the only individual who can satisfy his needs, therefore attempting to guilt trip Victor into committing this illegal action: "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear, and chiefly towards my arch-enemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a care: I will work at your destruction, nor finish until I desolate your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth" (148). After debating back and forth with the Creature, Victor should not construct a female creature because …show more content…

To get the body parts for his 8-foot-tall monster, he needed to go grave digging to retrieve the body parts: "Darkness had no effect upon my fancy; and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm" (52). Victor's overly ambitious mindset causes him to be blind to the concept of 'morals' and 'doing the right thing.' If Victor were to create a female monster, just as hideous as requested by the beast, he would likely have to commit the same unrightful deeds he executed for the original Creature. Subsequently, after performing these actions, paranoia and trauma stormed Victor's mind; they were the only thing he could think about. He was regretful and shameful, and these emotions would likely plague Victor's mind once again if he followed through with the female …show more content…

Two wrongs do not make a right, and to try to fix the problem just through another science project is irrational and unjust. All Victor cares about is his reputation and protecting his authority in society. His primary reason for building the monster is to protect himself and his loved ones: "I loved them to adoration; and save them, I resolved to dedicate myself to my abhorred task" (151). Once again, Victor's self-centered mind convinces him he's doing it for someone else when in reality he's just trying to cover up his past and alter the

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