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Victor's Use Of Revenge And Violence In Frankenstein
The creature who could be self-existent with nature and accepting the realm of what his reality would offer him instead of killing others. I blame the creatures for using emotions to overtake his thought process thus utilizing revenge and violence as a solution to his problem. The creature was upset at Victor who was hesitant to create another creature as a mate for him. Both had valid reasons for why or why not a creature should have been created. If the creature would have listened to Victor’s reasoning he should have asked Victor. There are always more than one solution and overcoming the creature’s grotesque looks on society so he could make a friend is important. However, the creature should be not excused for his anger and violence but all of this could have been prevented or intercepted by Victor who never nurtured the …show more content…
Victor is ultimately responsible for teaching the basic knowledge on how to survive and behave of course would not know how to handle his emotional feelings of rage and emotion. And therefore, Victor lies at the pulse of the problem which is enhanced when he does not respond to the creature’s demands. Victor should of taken the opportunity to help out what he created providing him with at least the basic necessities and an outlet for social interaction. There is no excuse for Victor not to introducing him to his friends or at a minimum to other scientist who would understand why he was grotesque in appearance. I think it was nice that a creature was kind enough to help the cottagers, get wood, work in their garden and do minor repairs on the cottage. I do not understand why the creature used revenge, rage, and violence to harm people. In today’s world, most people are shallow just as Victor and although you will have acquaintances in life, very few humans have real friends. So, there are no excuses for the creatures behavior since he knew enough to do well he knows better than to harm others for his own

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