Victor Frankenstein's Responsibility To Mankind

A living thing created through the art of science instead of the natural reproductions that occurs from breeding is a phenomenon in the way of science. Instead of making the human race, a new ‘species’ of human can be made. A race that can withstand bullets, are structured at a larger scale, run at an inhuman speed, are supernatural. Sounds like the perfect way to protect ourselves from perhaps each other. Wrong, unless the creator takes responsibility:teaches the creature the basics, uses this phenomenon for good instead of evil. They owe it to mankind.

With creating the creature, the creator Victor Frankenstein has a tremendous responsibility to mankind. He has achieved a phenomenon in science. Just as anyone who has created something amazing

and life changing, the creation should be used for the good of mankind instead of evil. Victor was able to create a living thing that no man, women, or animal has able to create. His creation was supernatural, able to run faster than any creature, withstand the blow from bullets ( pgs 80-81). With this ability, it is possible to create a population of a supernatural race. However, if this race takes over (sort of like Nazis and Jews except with complete succession) it could destroy the human race itself. Victor's creation in Frankenstein already showed signs of destruction and great anger when he finds thrill in destroying his creators relative and then blaming others. “I gazed on my victim; and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph; clapping my hands, I exclaimed. ‘I too can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.’” (pg 122). “[...] nt I, but she, shall suffer; the murder I have committed because I am forever robbed of all that she could give me, she shall atone [...] be hers the punishment.” (pg 123). To eliminate that, the use of good with this knowledge is a responsibility. So is making sure it stays within the correct hands (minds).
When creating a living thing it become, in a sense, a child. The creature has no sense of motor skills or education. How is it supposed to survive or participate in the game of life? It can’t! The creation has to be taught therefore, Victor has a responsibility to teach his creation just as parent teaches their child. It is Victor job to teach the basic skills of life, to speak the common language of the region it belongs to, to read, have basic manners, and proper socials skills. This relates to the responsibility to mankind because as observed in Frankenstein, the creature gets out of hand. He kills and frames innocent people just to get back at his creator or because he does not ‘know’ any better ( pg 59-60, 122). The creature, itself, even admits that he would cause harm if Victor took responsibility. “...Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me. How dare you sport thus with life? Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of mankind…” (pg 81). Chaos in this region and for those involved may have been avoidable if Victor had taken responsibility for what he had created.
With creating a supernatural comes great responsibility. Without the basics such as reading and manners, the creation will surely be doomed in the world. The good purposes of creating the creature can be transformed into evil. Which in fact had happened in Frankenstein. The creator can do their duties as creator or see mankind suffer from mistakes.