This passage really struck me as unique to the rest of the story. Shelly implies that the accidents involved in our lives cannot be changed like our feelings can.This passage is immediately after Victor has brought life to his creation. Victory immediately feels a sense of dread, fear and remorse of his work. He knows that his two years of toil has become a hideous, evil accident. Victor abandoned his own health and wellness to fulfill his dreams, only to abandon his dream as it came to fruition. Victory sees that this creation had consumed his life and now that he has given life, he sees that his beautiful dream is in fact a monsterous nightmare. A nightmare that has come to life. At the first sight of this beast Victor runs away from his daemon child. He only sees the horror of sight. He does not wait to see if the soul of this being is as hideous as its physical aspect. Could it be that Victor, by running away and abandoning his creation at its birth, caused the beast to be evil? Victor was so afraid of what he saw that he never mentions it to anyone. He also does not make any attempt at finding this demon either. Perhaps this is Mary Shelleys way of telling her own story of abandonment. Her mother died upon giving her birth. Her mom never had the chance to know her creation or what she may become. Could it be that Shelley felt like a horrible accident and caused the death of her mother? As it is, Victor creating this monster has ruined his life. Victor poured his soul into this project, only to create a souless monster.
Interesting point of view I liked how you used the authors own experience and related it to Frankenstein. I did not know that about the author. My interpretation of the story is very similar to yours regarding his feelings after his creation, except I did not think of Frankenstein feeling of abandonment. Great post.
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