How Does Victor Frankenstein Change Throughout The Novel

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The term novel is defined as a fictitious narrative typically representing character and action, and that is what the novel, “Frankenstein,” is all about. In Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein,” the main character, Victor Frankenstein, has his life story put on display as readers see the transformation of a young Swiss boy to a guilt ridden adult by having an infatuation with science, by the creation of a monster, and how he handles the obstacles that he himself creates.
Infatuation is almost an understatement. Victor has plenty of flaws, but I feel like his complete obsession with particular things would ultimately be his demise, or tragic flaw rather. The signs of obsession started at an earlier age. When Victor’s family decides …show more content…

From even before the monster is created, readers see Victor begin to slowly but surely lose himself. Victor changes from a very determined and ambitious young adult, to a completely different adult driven by all the wrong reasons. After the creation of the monster, Victor’s actions cause a direct reaction back to him, and the reactions all stem from the creature. Once Victor had made it clear that he would give no attention or companionship to the creature, the creature wanted Victor to feel the same emptiness that he did. Victor began to lose those he loved, the first being his younger brother William Frankenstein. Rather than letting the authorities know what had happened, and who the true murderer was, Victor allowed for his cousin, Justine Moritz, to be framed for the murder and ultimately put to death. While reading this in action, readers patiently wait for Victor to do what is right and ultimately save a family member while he still can and confess that there is a vengeful creature out there and that it was his creation, yet Victor never does. The events that take place after this completely snowball, and it is all because Victor refuses to do what is right. The death of Justine was followed by the death of Henry Clerval, Victor’s closest and dearest friend. The marks on the bodies resembled strangling, and Victor knew that the creature was the murderer of both victims. However, no authorities were ever notified that there ever was a creature, so the rampage continued. The creature was destined to make sure the emptiness was felt by Victor, and so far it didn’t appear to be enough. Victor was selfish enough to allow his younger brother and best friend to be killed, and this was not the end. Following the deaths of Clerval and Justine, came the deaths of Elizabeth, Alphonse, and Victor himself. Once Victor traveled

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