Frankenstein: Similarities Between Victor And The Monster

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Similarities between Victor and the Monster
There is a monster inside of everyone! Now I’m going to talk about some similarities between Victor and the Monster. What do they have in common? They both play the role of “God.” They both feel loss and loneliness, they are both without their families they’re so sad and want a family so bad. The monster had a strong interest in finding a female that shared his qualities. He begged Victor to create a mate for him so that he would be able to live happily like other people. They are both obsessive about revenge. They both could be considered as monsters, Victor went against nature so therefore, he could definitely be a monster. Wouldn’t you imagine so? I would think so anyways… They are both abandoned …show more content…

Frankenstein and Victor both find comfort in mercy of nature and develop a strong bond with their natural surroundings. As the novel goes on, the Monster and Victor’s bond evolves and becomes even more similar than it already is. I think the main cause for this transformation is the attack that both Victor and the Monsters seek. I feel more sympathy towards Victor because he has no idea that he will be creating his own failure when he makes the Monster. His experiment goes terribly wrong and because of this he loses everything that he holds dearly, even his own life… Our kindness identifies ourselves in his observed seclusion. The monster suffers from the fraud of nature and they both have cravings for love and care from and to humans. The monster notices the care and concern and affection for one and another. This is what the monster began to crave for …show more content…

My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed. When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was and gratitude assisted the development of filial love.” (Shmoop)
More important parallels are that they are both feeling isolated, Frankenstein isolated himself by working on his creature and the creature was isolated by his looks. Another important one is that Victor destroyed the female monster he was making for the monster so he had a campanion, the monster acted out in rage and wanted Victor to know what it felt like to be

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