The re-reading of Frankenstein

Frankenstein is another of the novels that Ive read to refresh myself in what happened in the story. Basically The tale starts Victor Frankenstein who plays god and creates a monster. After creating said monster he becomes freighted of the very creature he was brought to life. He runs off and leaves the monster to experience the world for himself. While finding it suffering, the Monster than turns to Victor to take responsibility for his creation but he refuses to do so. So the monster kills each of Victor's loved ones one by one and he in no way excepts his role in the story.



When first reading this, I noticed that maybe if Victor just excepted this role rather than be afraid of the creature himself than maybe his family could have been spared. Maybe he could have even thought of the consequences of his actions on others instead of just his own goals then maybe this tragedy could have been fixed and not suffering would have occurred.

Sadly I will admit I was one of the few people of this Earth that thought Frankenstein was the monster and not the creator himself. Than again, could it be argued that Victor wasn't a monster himself by letting all of his family die and not taking responsibility in his creation.