Who Is Victor's Selfishness In Frankenstein

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It is a dark and rainy night, Victor is on guard waiting for the creature to come and attack him, or so he thought. All of a sudden, he hears two horrified screams. Victor was blinded by his selfishness to see that the creature was going after Elizabeth the whole time. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a story about a mad scientist and a twisted creature. As the creature tries to navigate his way through the world while also trying to get revenge on his creator, tragedy and horror unfolds. Throughout the duration of the novel, the readers familiarize themselves with Victor and the creature as their traits develop. Both characters exhibit different personalities, but we mainly see Victor’s selfishness and the creature’s maliciousness. Both of these character …show more content…

This enrages the creature, and he tells Victor he will be with him on his wedding night. Victor selfishly thinks this threat is directed at him, and that the creature is going to kill him. “And then I thought again of his words -I will be with you on your wedding night. That then was the period for the fulfillment of my destiny. In that hour I should die and at once satisfy and extinguish his malice.” (Shelley 161). This quote highlights Victor’s selfishness because he took the threat personally and didn’t stop thinking about anyone else. If Victor had not thought about himself and rather thought about his wife, he could’ve kept her safe and she wouldn’t have been murdered. Mary Shelley exemplifies that even when you’re scared, you can’t just think of yourself, and you have to think of others. We similarly see Victor’s selfish behavior throughout Justine’s trial. During the trial for the murder of William, Victor was only worried about himself as he may have been caught for making the creature. Justine was peaceful and graceful throughout the whole trial and didn’t put up a

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