How Does Victor Create A Female Creature In Frankenstein

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In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the protagonist Victor first agrees to make his first creature a female companion. After further analysis, the risks that are possible by creating a second creature Victor, changes his mind, and decides he should not create a female creature. Victor made the right decision by not composing a female companion for the creature because of the initial feelings he endured when he created the first creature, the uncertainty with the female creature’s personality and feelings towards the male creature along with the promises he made to Victor, and the two creatures can reproduce.

Although Victor was originally contemplating his decision, one reason that deterred him from creating a female creature was because three years ago Victor had become consumed by the same task which had ended when …show more content…

That would be a frightful predicament because the creature population can grow expeditiously and take over the world. Victor does not have the right “to inflict this curse upon everlasting generations” (p.174) because that is not fair to the future populations having to deal with deadly creatures roaming the world. Victor inflicting the potential danger to the world now and in the future for his own personal gain is not honorable and he should not do it. To make a female creature would only end in problems because they would eventually move out of the desolated forests of South America into the human villages and make life challenging for humans. The lives of humans would be increasingly strenuous because they would live in fear of the creatures. If the humans did not comply with what the creatures want, then the humans could face potential harm. Creating a second monster would be nothing but an atrocious decision because they can reproduce making creatures a part of the earth forever and jeopardizing the current way of life for

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