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Describe the relationship between Victor Frankenstein and his monster.
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Rosie Corbett.
Describe the relationship between Victor Frankenstein
and his monster.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a book about a man who looks beyond the basics of science. The scientist is called Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein wants to create life; Frankenstein usurps the role of God. He tries to create a monster but it has consequences, which nobody could imagine. Frankenstein is seen in the North Pole by Walton, and this is how Walton describes him, "his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering"(Page 13). The monster is kind hearted but nobody knows this, the characters in the book look at his appearance and straight past his heart, feelings and his life. Frankenstein doesn't think what effects this could have on his life and those around him. Frankenstein is the creator of the monster and the monster is the created but they still have similarities and differences. The two characters are both driven by power of revenge, and they are alienated because of their actions. The monster is always unattractive during the book, but this is not his fault, it is Frankenstein's. He made the monster the way he is and the monster knows this. This affects
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