"...but trust him not. His soul is as hellish as his form, full of treachery and fiend-like malice. Hear him not; call on the manes of William, Justine, Clerval, Elizabeth, my father, and the wretched Victor, and thrust your sword into his heart. I will hover near , and direct the steel aright." (153).
Poor Victor...he has gone through such turmoil in such a short amout of time and he still cannot seem to win in the end. I kind of wish he got to his creation so he could confront him again instead of the mocking game that the creature created. At this point in the novel, the main story is over and we are on to Walton's frame story again as it began. The frame stories were extremely important in this novel because it gave the differing perspectives of the three main characters involved in the creation whether directly or indirectly. It gave the monster's point of view on how he lived and was treated, it gave Walton's view on Victor, and it gave Victor a chance to redeem himself for creating such a terrible monster. It was important to have every aspect in this novel because without the monster's story we would not have any remorse whatsoever and we would see him merely as an evil being with no conscience and no chance of goodness inside him. I find it interesting that he claims that he was good and that the toils of mankind turned him evil, but at the same time it annoys me because if he was so good, why couldn't he stop with the whole killing thing? He committed the ultimate sin, not once, but multiple times. Something I wonder after reading this novel is how does he receive redemption after he dies since he is not a mortal being? Does he go straight to hell or does nothing happen? I know it's not real but it would be interesting to hear someone's take on what would happen to him. In the end, he still has humanlike characteristics that cause his anguish and his regret for his actions, but he turned out to embody evil more than good throughout the course of events.
Poor Victor...he has gone through such turmoil in such a short amout of time and he still cannot seem to win in the end. I kind of wish he got to his creation so he could confront him again instead of the mocking game that the creature created. At this point in the novel, the main story is over and we are on to Walton's frame story again as it began. The frame stories were extremely important in this novel because it gave the differing perspectives of the three main characters involved in the creation whether directly or indirectly. It gave the monster's point of view on how he lived and was treated, it gave Walton's view on Victor, and it gave Victor a chance to redeem himself for creating such a terrible monster. It was important to have every aspect in this novel because without the monster's story we would not have any remorse whatsoever and we would see him merely as an evil being with no conscience and no chance of goodness inside him. I find it interesting that he claims that he was good and that the toils of mankind turned him evil, but at the same time it annoys me because if he was so good, why couldn't he stop with the whole killing thing? He committed the ultimate sin, not once, but multiple times. Something I wonder after reading this novel is how does he receive redemption after he dies since he is not a mortal being? Does he go straight to hell or does nothing happen? I know it's not real but it would be interesting to hear someone's take on what would happen to him. In the end, he still has humanlike characteristics that cause his anguish and his regret for his actions, but he turned out to embody evil more than good throughout the course of events.
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