Frankensteon Creation over Creator
... com Frankenstein: Creation Over Creator The word “human” is typically related with having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals. ... This sense of obligation and responsibility distinguishes this creature as more human than his irresponsible creator. ... The death of Justine, and the later death of Elizabeth, are of Victor’s failure to take responsibility of his creation. ... you reproach me with your creation; come on, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed (81). In this scene Victor is clearly not aware of what the creature, whom he himself rejected, must feel towards him, the creator, who is responsible for his creature’s miserable life. ... However, Frankenstein agrees to do it, but then at the last minute breaks his promise, and the creature harshly promises revenge on his creator by killing Frankenstein’s friend Henry and wife Elizabeth. In the end of the novel, however, when Victor dies and the creature succeeds in his intention of destroying his creator both physically and psychologically, the monster admits that he knows that the acts he has committed are horrible and wrong. ... Throughout the novel Victor’s creature manages to show greater humanity than his creator does. ... Although the creature does things, which are horrifying, he is much less monstrous than Frankenstein, who acts with indifference to society and with hatred towards his creation.