utely ignorant, but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property. I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome; I was not even of the same nature as man. I was more agile than they and could subsist upon coarser diet; I could bore the extremes of heat and could with less injury to my frame; my stature far exceeded theirs. (Shelley 105)The absence of love and understanding in the creature’s life implies that he would have profited from the additional absence of his consciousness. Frankenstein’s son would have benefited by remaining in an animal-like state in the wilderness. The creature’s greatest and most painful rite of passage was his realization that he was alone, again referring back to Adam. His father, Frankenstein, mimics the behavior of a typical abuser by his lack of attention realizing what he has done to his child. I feel that if Victor had felt remorse for the wrongs he had committed against his son and had loved him, the creature would not have become a killer. If given affection, the creature would have found a way to overcome his other shortcomings. Frankenstein could see only the excitement and challenge in his ultimate goals. He should have paid more attention to his decisions. However, one could assert that Frankenstein, himself, was trying to create a substitute for own deceased mother. Indeed, Victor was deeply affected by the premature and untimely death of his lively and nurturing mother. Perhaps Victor was not in an emotionally healthy state when he made the decision to create his child. Here, Shelley is discussing the pros and cons of contemplation before conceiving a child. It is entertaining to think that Shelley, herself, probably never had the luxury of choice, whether it was due to the lack of family planning technology or her own emotional obstacles. Frankenstein’s journey of Faustian beginning with his neglectful parent actions, is a dee...
