Victor Frankenstein Father

Firstly, in an array of many ways, Victor Frankenstein failed as a creator, this term being used for the lack of a better replacement for the term 'God,' which is inappropriate in this case since Victor Frankenstein lacks all other qualities of one, save for the ability of giving live. Indeed, what Frankenstein did was to create a creature out of dead human body parts. After stitching together the pieces, he gave life to his “masterpiece”. Due to the fact that his only intent was to prove that his theories were valid, Frankenstein did not give much thought to the ramifications of this creature including what it would look like and how it would act. Referring to the assumptions made by mankind regarding our own origin in the creation by God,

The notion of father is mainly used in regard to a man who had biologically played the role of father in the birth of a human child. In this case, Frankenstein's creature is neither Frankenstein's biological offspring and neither what most would call, a human being, in the traditional sense of the word, the creature being put together from dead human remains, later brought to life through some unknown procedure. Considering however the creature's behavior and the fact that it showed the capability of generating emotions such as only a human being can, denotes that Victor Frankenstein had greater responsibilities toward the creature, very much like a father to his son, than toward a cat or a dog, brought back to life, which would not have the ability to consciously analyze the situation they are in, responsibilities which Victor Frankenstein did not manage to live up to. He failed as a father because, scared of the creature's appearance, he simply abandoned it, denying it any trace of love or affection what so ever. One of the key discussions between the creature and Frankenstein was the one when they met on the ice. It was then when the creature unveiled the amazingly human-like spirit that dwelled underneath its horrid appearance. The creature proved to have the ability to analyze logically the situation that it was in, saying, “All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!”(Shelley 68). When Frankenstein, then, attempted to attack and kill his creature, the creature proves itself even more human, showing himself merciful and caring toward his creator, “Remember, thou hast made me more powerful than thyself;” he adds, “I will not be tempted to set myself in opposition to thee. I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me”(Shelley 68). These quotes