Frankenstein

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Victor Frankenstein as a Child Abuser

In today's court I am going to convict Victor Frankenstein in many murders. He created a being that destroyed the lives of innocent people. Frankenstein never considered how such a creature with a horrifying appearance would be able to exist with humans. He didn't take responsibility for his creature; instead Frankenstein abandoned, neglected, and abused his creature. He never realized that the lack of parental love and guidance would lead the creature to a murderous path. Moreover, Frankenstein kept in secret his creature's existence and chose not to reveal it to his family and friends. By doing so, he jeopardized the lives of his loved ones and put them in danger. With my evidence and supports, I am going to prove that Victor Frankenstein, as a parent, is responsible for the creature's actions causing the deaths of his friends and family.

By violating the laws of nature, Victor Frankenstein tried to discover "the cause of generation and life," and "became . . .capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter" (Shelley 68). Days and nights Victor was occupied with his experiment. He forgot about his family and could not see anything beyond his experiment. Victor said that he

Victor made the decision to give life to a being without considering the possible consequences of creating life. After "incredible labor and fatigue" Victor finally accomplished his goal (71). He created a life without any consideration and the only purpose for him was to have supreme power. Victor brought the creature into the world and did not accept his creation. Horrified by his creature, Victor abandoned him. Victor said: "Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I escaped" (85). At this point we see how Victor rejected his responsibilities for his child. He never questioned where his abandoned child was and he even wished that the creature were dead.

Victor is chargeable for the death of his best friend Henry. He never told anything about his creation to Henry. When Henry saw how ill Victor was he asked him: "How ill you are. What is the cause of all this?" (58). Henry never received an answer to his question. However, Henry saved Victor's life by nursing him for several months, in return Victor replied: "Dearest Crerval how kind, how very good you are to me. This whole winter, instead of being spent in study, as you promised yourself, has consumed in my sick room. How shall I ever repay you" (59)? Victor's kindness was that he let the creature kill his friend Henry, by simply not warning him.

ible for his actions; I find Victor responsible for all murders that creature did.

e physically deformed. Victor created him that way. Thus, Victor is ultimately responsible for the being's rejection.

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had "lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit" (70). He had "worked nearly two years for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inan

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