Victor's Decisions In Frankenstein

Frankenstein’s Decisions
First of all, I would like to start off by asking a question. Why must it be that when bad things happen to a character, it is always a result of the actions precisely in that span of time leading up to their demise? I say nay, in order for us to truly understand the magnitude of these consequences we need to look back upon past routes taken. This is the method of analysis that I have chosen to use in determining the reasons behind the downfall of Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein was all about making the easy choice, especially when it came to dealing with his problems. The first instance of Victor taking the easy way out occurs when he travels to Geneva instead of grieving with his family over the death of
By shaming him and freaking out when he sees him, he immediately sends a bad message, in that he shows that he does not want him to be a part of his life. This scars his creation into thinking he is some kind of monster, which in reality some could argue that he is correct in his characterization. But, this did not have to be the case as if Victor made the harder decision to look after his creation he would not have been put in the difficult situation that he arrived at in the Arctic. This is an important argument that is conceived when discussing nature vs. nurture. In this instance it can be difficult to raise this "newborn", but in order to accurately mold him into the being that he wants, or society wants, he must make the harder choice to stay with his creation. Unfortunately for his creation, Victor bails on him and we see that this was an extremely detrimental time in the monster's life. Imagine, that even before you were able to understand signs, expressions, or even words, your caregiver immediately throws you out. I can only imagine, that would be pretty scary for most of us. This easy choice by Victor plays right into the hand of fate, and sets him on a road with which there is only a dead end…. By also playing god, he decidedly shows his lack of foresight into the events that take place against his will. Victor should have
As if he hadn't learned from the first time he tries this, he gives the monster false hope and only adds fuel to the fire when the monster sees that he is going to be alone on this earth. By showing him hope, Victor is making the easy choice to not confront his creation in the woods and take his punishment like a man. (Even though these wounds may have been a bit more catastrophic than most of ours). Instead, he chooses to further anger this beast (at this point, the creation has devolved into a beast, no matter if he has the grammar of a 19th century novelist) by destroying his wife in front of him. This would prove to be a grave mistake, as he unleashes this monster unto the world without a thought for anyone's safety but his own. This is an example of the level of ignorance that Victor is living up