Just read Frankenstein for a college class. Would you say that the monster's actions are it's own fault or would you say that it is a victim of its circumstances? Also, is it a sympathetic figure?
Just read Frankenstein for a college class...
Joseph James
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Evan Foster
OP here, I think that the monster is to blame for its actions though many in my class say that he can't be blamed for some reason. I feel no sympathy for the monster because every bad thing that happened to it after the murder of William was its own fault.
Julian Evans
The monster was brought into this world without its consent, though.
Caleb Murphy
That is true but it possesses the faculty to understand what it is doing wrong. The only unjust thing the monster ever suffered was to look like a monster. Every thing it did was wrong because it used its understanding of human emotion to try to manipulate Frankenstein. Of course Frankenstein would attribute malice and brutality to the female creature when his only reference point is a remorseless creature threatening death upon all of his loved ones.
Grayson Jenkins
I'm reading it right now. I just got to the part where he's talking about spying on the family and so far I have to say the monster is responsible for his actions and he knows it. However, he explicitly tells Frankenstein he is the only one worthy to judge him and the monster compares himself directly to Satan from Paradise Lost. In that work, Satan is also sympathetic but also wrong and self aware of that fact. The monster only wants a mate and promises Frankenstein he'll seclude himself from man if he makes one but swears vengeance on all men if he doesn't. I think people see him as sympathetic because he's something other than man and a product of his circumstances but even half way through the monster shows he's probably more aware of his actions and guilt than most people.
Gavin Smith
The monster had an opportunity to act on its good intentions after the killing of William but he chose to double down. If he hadn't condemned Justine or shown some amount of remorse for killing William then Frankenstein probably wouldn't have attributed great ,malice too him and made him a companion. I agree that the monster is aware of his actions and its doing the monster a disservice to say that his lack of upbringing absolves him of his sins.
Justin Moore
I love how self centered Victor is. He sat and watched a girl get sentenced for a murder he knows she didn't commit all because he assumed people would think him crazy. The monster is just him too.
Brody Reyes
I will admit that Frankenstein acts very foolishly
Luis Sanders
Is anyone really brought into the world without their consent? The monster isn't a special case in this.
Dominic Thompson
If the monster can self educate himself better than some people on this board then his upbringing (or lack thereof) doesn't absolve him. He realizes he's incompatible with the world. Victor is too short sighted and self absorbed to put his feelings behind him and make a companion for the monster which would remove the monster from ever interacting with society again. But I haven't got that far and my opinion is only based on foreknowledge of what happens.