How Is Victor Frankenstein And His Creature Alike

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In the novel “Frankenstein”, Victor Frankenstein and his creature are hypocritical and guilty for their own actions, but their appearances distinguish them apart. Victor has always had interest in the fields of knowledge with the purpose of one day being able to transform inanimate objects into life. He thinks his dream will benefit his peers, eventually wanting to become God, causing an ordeal. Victor decides to create the monster out of dead bodies he dug out from a cemetery, and the creature becomes his responsibility. There is only one problem, Victor forgets the creature has power in his hands to provoke Victor to feel miserable, and the creature takes advantage of his knowledge. Taking advantage of what he knows, causes Victor to feel stressed throughout the novel , but he does not make a move to change this situation. …show more content…

The creature resembles Victor, “but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance.” Although the monster’s personalities are similar to his, people don’t judge Victor because of his human appearance. The creature is judged because no one looks like him. The creature is a realistic version of Victor, revealing his true identity. Both of them have similar personalities, because of course, Victor wanted his creation similar to him. At the beginning of the novel, they both react to problems the same way. They both have the same perspective of death. “My life will flow quietly away, and in my dying moments, I shall not curse my maker.” They both understand that life is sacred, but the creature specifically knows that he shall not condemn his

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