Who Is The Monster's Fault In Frankenstein

“To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate; but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity” (95). Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the story of a man who creates a creature, and through neglect, prejudice, and self-interest creates a monster. Mary Shelley was born to Mary Wollstonecraft a feminist writer. Although Shelly’s mother died from complications during Mary Shelley’s birth, many of Wollstonecraft’s ideas can be seen in Frankenstein. Her ideas are especially present when discussing whether it is the monster’s fault he is a monster or whether it is the fault of the prejudicial society he was forced into by his creator. Victor Frankenstein is the creator of the creature.