Justine Moritz In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Frankenstein Have you ever gotten into trouble for something you didn’t do and wanted to be given a chance to prove yourself innocent? In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Justine Moritz is killed for a crime she did not commit. The main character of Shelley’s gothic tale is Dr. Victor Frankenstein who is obsessed with science and the rebirth of the dead. He works in his lab and finally gives life to a creature. The creature kills Frankenstein’s youngest brother and frames Justine, the Frankenstein family’s housekeeper. The novel explores the creatures actions and explains the reasons behind them. The creature murdered William and took the locket William was carrying and put it in Justine’s possession framing her for the murder. This shows that the Monster did not want to take the blame for the murder. He didn’t want to take the blame of the murder because he wanted to get revenge on his creator for making him to where others look at him differently and humans are scared of him due to his hideousness. He even states, “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust.” He despises that his creator made him so ugly because society looks at him different even his own creator views as a monster.

He says in regret, “Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.” The creature has learned to look at society differently after how they treated him due to his appearance, he realizes that he will not be accepted by society and will be looked at as the enemy instead of as another friend that he wants to