The Monster in Frankenstein

Frankenstein is a graphic novel by Mary Shelly that depicts the life of two monsters.
Victor created a monster and gave it a chance in society. While he sees to absolve himself of all
the responsibility, he is a monster too. He created a life, a monster, and instead o taking care of it
and controlling its actions, he took off. The monster then ravaged society and made life
unbearable for those in it. Thus, while the monster may seem like the real villain and Victor, the
victim, this is not the case. This paper argues that Victor creates the monster and fails to take
control of it, thus making him the greater monster.
Victor judges the creature unfairly and blatantly refuse to take responsibility for his
actions. He tells the creature, “Begone! I will not hear you. There can be no community between
you and me; we are enemies” (Shelley 153). He declares his own creation the enemy. He fails to
be accountable for his own actions, and this makes him a monster. He leaves the creature
helpless. The creature is miserably alone. This is evident when the creature tells Vicor that he
abhors it, yet he is the creator. While Victor refuses to own up to his actions, the creature does.
The monster tells Victor to destroy it. Victor created the monster and has the power to “destroy
the work of his hands” (Shelley 154). However, because victor is the greater monster, he is
hesitant.

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Further, Victor is well educated and knowledgeable to know that his actions are
disastrous. This is evident when he admits that his fellow beings are dying because of his
lawlessness. He says, “It was to be decided whether the result of my curiosity and lawless
devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings” (Shelley 132). Despite being fully
aware that his actions were causing devastating effects on society, he still went ahead. He knows
that William and Justine’s deaths are his fault but remains unperturbed. He does not show any
remorse, yet his actions lead to the deaths of his friends. Only a monster would be comfortable
killing his friends. He is the real monster. He is the villain.
Victor’s actions are motivated by selfishness. The motivation for his actions is to have
power over other creatures. He years to have god-like powers and ends up destroying other
beings. He is a greater monster because while the creature he creates acts out of its creator’s
powers’ Victor’s actions are self-directed. He knows what he wants, and he goes for it, unlike the
creature. He asserts that life and death were ideal bounds to him. He then states that by creating,
the creature would bless him as its creator (Shelley 100). Unlike the creature, Victor wanted to
be praised for his powers. He is thus the real villain in the story.
Overall, both Victor and the creature engaged in activities that proved that the two were
monsters. However, a close comparison of their motives shows that Victor is the real villain. He
is the greater monster because despite having the powers to stop his creature, he did not. He had
a desire to be admired as a creator. This overpowered humanity and made him act like a monster.
Also, he failed to take responsibility for his actions. Despite being fully aware of the effect of his
actions, he acted in utter disregard for human life. Victor is thus the greater monster.

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Work Cited

Shelley, Mary. Frankestein: o el nuevo prometeo. Vol. 13. Edaf, 2007.