t, shelter it, provide it with food or love, nor teaches his creation. This neglecting truly shows that Frankenstein is a self-absorbed monster. Upon Frankenstein's return to his castle he tells how he searched his house for his creation but found him not, "I could hardly believe that so great a good fortune could have befallen me; but when I became assured that my enemy [his creation] had indeed fled, I clapped my hands for joy," (38). Frankenstein already refers to his creation as his enemy when is has done nothing to him at all. Frankenstein takes no responsibility for his creation and acts like nothing has happened when he doesn't find it in his house. A decent, responsible person would not "clap for joy" but rather start looking for his creation. Frankenstein even states that, "A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility" (34) yet when he thinks about his creation, "my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderationI wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head" (62). Now does that sound like some one who has preserved a calm and peaceful mind? Frankenstein's irresponsibility leads to the death of three innocent people, "I called my self the murdered of William, of Justine, and of Clerval" (130). Frankenstein's irresponsibility ultimately leads to his own demise when his own creation kills him.The monster on the other hand was dealt a very bad hand by being created in the first place. Society has mislabeled this creature as dumb, savage, and brutal, whereas his is actually intelligent, kind, and quite humane. Right from the first moment of life the creature was treated badly by humans just because of his hideous looks. His creator even runs out on the creature at the first sight of him. The creation has no one to turn to, no one to love even the person that brought...
