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Many people are indecisive over who is the true monster in the novel of Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelly. There are some people who believe the Monster that Victor creates is the true monster in this story. Others have gathered evidence that defends the Monster, and puts Victor Frankenstein in the position of being the villan. In this novel, Victor is shown as a selfish man in which generates a creature, whom he eventually chases off, due to his own fears. The Monster runs off scared and afraid, but soon finds his way back to Victor, in hopes of finding a companion. The Monster places his actions in a sympathetic light, and shows Victor Frankenstein to be both responsible for the events in the book and morally flawed as a character. Victor, solely, is the one who created the Monster for his own interests and purposes. He is responsible for any damages as well as any repercussions. After the generation of his unusual creature, Victor becomes frightened by what he has created. He then scares off the Monster, and for sometime he is free of his ghastly creation. Eventually the Monster finds Victor and begs him for a girl companion. "You must create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being," it is the least he can do for the Monster. At first Victor agrees, but then once back in his laboratory he begins to change his mind; refusing to help the Monster. The Monster is honestly and truly a generally good "person". During his time apart from Frankenstein, the Monster has learned to help people, and to feel compassion, during his time watching the family in the cabin, located within the woods. "My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable, and Agatha so sad. I thought that it might be in my power to restore happiness to these deserving people," says the Monster. He is trying his best

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