The Creator's Faults in the Creation Often the actions of children are reflective of the attitudes of those who raise them. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Dr. Victor Frankenstein is the sole being that can take responsibility for the actions of the creature that he creates. He is the only person that takes part in the creation of the creature. Even though the crimes are committed by the creature, their cause can be …showed first 75 words of 842 total…

…showed last 75 words of 842 total…miseries [that] torment and destroy him” (Shelly 102). Because of his rejection by humans and by the man that should love him the most he becomes a murderer. Mary Shelly creates Victor Frankenstein as an overly ambitious character. His faults in his creation lead to his demise. The lesson to be learned by the reader is that everyone creates their own destiny by the life that they lead. Bibliography Shelly, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Dover Publications, 1994.