e and desire to increase human life continuance, they both enter their journey without any previous knowledge of what their actions will bring. It is ironic to note that it took Frankenstein nine months to create his monster. For nine months he gave his all to the creation, and his only desire was to see it live. Frankenstein did not know that in giving life to this lifeless matter would in return bring him agony until his death. Through his great desire to give life to the lifeless matter, he was lead to want, “like a monarch or a god, absolute power” (Bennett 34). At first his intentions were noble, yet as he proceeded and came closer to completion, his goal was no longer only to prolong life, but to be the master of a complete race of beings. The topics of parenting, previously avoided by male authors, was regarded as a taboo subject. Mary explored parenting questions through Victor. His actions and consequently his creation’s actions answered many parental queries: What if I do not love my child? What if my child is deformed? Could I wish my own child to die? They surfaced from her and any parent’s natural fears, concerning possible physical handicaps or perhaps a bad-tempered child. These questions and fears that Mary felt, are expressed through Frankenstein’s complete failure as a parent and namely, as a mother. Upon birth of his creation, Frankenstein does not rejoice or reach out to his child, but instead rushes out of the room, incredibly repulsed by the disgusting and abnormal physical appearance of his creation. Although he had complete control of appearance, he did not realize until the monster lived how repulsive it actually was. The birth itself is unlovingly described, “I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open: it breathed hard and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs” (Shelley 42). When the creature attempts to follow him, Victor continues his escape thus abandoning his c...
