Victor Frankenstein reacts to his creation like it is evil, just because of its appearance. The reader’s impression of the monster, however is different victor has judged a purely innocent creation that doesn’t know how to read write or speak at all. Victor treated his creation badly just because of his hideous appearance and that was emotional for his creation because Victor was like a God and master to him and hasn’t showed any compassion towards his creation.
The relationship between Victor and his creation has changed dramatically by the time they meet on another again in chapter 10. The moment they encounter each other Victor was overwhelmed and was abhorrent of seeing his monster, furthermore now that his monster is able to speak and walk fluently he is an intellectual match for his creator and now is in a position of power and authority.
The reader knows Frankenstein’s monster is now more intelligent because of the line “I expected this reception? Said the daemon, “All men hate the wretched, how, then must I be hated, who I am miserable beyond all living thing”? In addition the reader now knows how intelligent his monster has evolved because it shows it in these words.
“Remember, thou hast made me more powerful than thyself, my height is superior to thy, my joints more supple” So this quotation proves that not only he is very intellectual it also proves that he is far superior in strength, agility and cleverer then Victor.
The monster now becomes the new 1st person narrator and explains what his life has been since his creator abandoned him in the room. The monster was unable to see or walk properly and also didn’t understand how the world was so stumble outside and looks for shelter. He was almost child-like innocent and docile he flees not knowing where he is going to go after a long period he finds village to seek for food and shelter, but he was fiercely attacked by local people because of his looks. After he evaded the attacks he finds a nearby mountain, trying to find protection, consequently he finds a nearby family that is in need. The creature wants to make friends, but is worried as he realised his appearance was grotesque. As a result of this he takes the family food and fire wood and starts to watch and hear as the De Lacey family where gathering as well as more about the world. After he developed the skill to speak and write fluently the monster tried to talk to the family’s father as he surprisingly was blind and wouldn’t obviously judge his appearance, but unfortunately the son of the father Felix returns and starts to hit and beat up the monster badly as he is so ugly. Despite of the incident the monster spares Felix’s life and runs off into the mountains alone and in need of love and kindness one of the emotions that victor hasn’t shown him, as he’s arrival he starts to curse the man who attacked him. Finally, the monster as he was walking in the glacier sees a figure of young boy Victors brother William, and hopes as he is a child won’t judge him by his appearance. “Urged by this impulse, I seized on the boy as he passed and drew him towards me. As soon as he beheld my form, he placed his hands before his eyes and uttered a shrill scream; I forcibly replaced his hand off and asked “Child, what is the meaning of this? I do not intend to hurt you; listen to me” the child therefore violently struggled and screamed “Let me go he cried; “monster! Ugly wretch! You wish to eat me and tear me to pieces. You are an ogre. Let me be or I will tell me papa. “Boy, you will never see your father again; you must come with me”
“Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a syndic - he is M. Frankenstein – he will punish you”. Consumed with hatred and vengeance the monster kills the boy to seek revenge upon his creator and swears to regain his reprisal.
The nature vs. nurture argument primarily used to explain an argument how peoples personalities are changed by their life experience. Subsequently the nature vs. nurture is used in ‘Frankenstein’ and I absolutely believe that the monster wasn’t created evil it was the experience that led him into becoming the cold-hearted monster that he is now. Firstly, if victor at the beginning didn’t abandoned his creature all of the killing wouldn’t have happened. A purely innocent creature was judged just upon his appearance as the cliché says “Don’t judge the books by its cover” furthermore as a childlike creature all the child is in need of love, whereas the creature did not experience such emotions and this is what led the monster become what he is now a notorious murderer devoted by hatred towards his master for not expressing his love.
Victor decision to destroy the female leads to the monster to seek revenge by killing Victor Frankenstein wife Elizabeth, because Victor failed to keep the promise that he made to the monster. By this consequence the monster vowed to kill his creator and now is the point when both Victor and the monster unleash their emotions that they lived for. It was hatred that kept the two alive the pursuit of each other.
At this moment the two exchange point of view and so when Victor escapes and Captain Walton rescues Victor the monster is still in pursue.
From this moment on, Victor and his creation are reliant on one another as it is hate who is keeping them alive, since the very, moment Victor abandoned the creature until now it is only hate that is keeping them alive and the only event that will destroy that emotion is if something happens to one another. Victor vowed revenge when his brother William got murdered and his loyal friend Henry Cleval, whilst on the other hand it was love and pure affection that the monster needed by his creator, but didn’t receive it.
Furthermore, the promise that Victor made to the monster didn’t help the situation.
So it was these emotions that their relationship depended on each other shear HATRED.
At the beginning Victor and the monster relationship is different victor was in despair whilst the monster was in need of love and affection. Later on after the death of William, the monster vowed vengeance upon his creator so as Victor too. The monster demanded that Victor creates him a mate and accepted, but didn’t comply to his promise and this made the monster furious and hated his master and vowed revenge by killing Victors wife Elizabeth. At this point both are equal and both are living for only one reason hating each other and the only thing that would stop one another is if something happens to either.
The message of ‘Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein is “Don’t mess around with mother nature”. Also you must take responsibility for your won action, secondly, don’t judge people on their appearances, cliché “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Finally, “No body is born evil it’s the events that makes them evil.
The way Frankenstein’s monster turned out could have been avoided if Victor didn’t neglect his creation and take responsibility for his own action. Finally, if Victor didn’t break his promise of making the monster a bride none this event might of not happen.