Frankenstein+Essay

"Before the throne of the almighty, man will be judjed not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts" (Gandhi). In the movel __Frankensetin__ by Mary Shelly, Victor Frankenstein's Creature os a very important and complex characetr. On the surface, the creature's actions seem evil and immoral, but he is also the character who creates the most sympathy in the reader. Some events throughout the novel, where the creature's intentions seem immoral, are the burning of the De Lacey cottage, William's death, and Clerval's death. In the story, the creature was very attached to the De Lacey family. After they discovered him and left him out of fear, the creature seemed to loose his hope in mankind. Out of rage and devistation, he set their abandoned cottage on fire. "The blast tore along like a mighty avalanche, and produced a kind of insanity in my spirits that burst all bonds of reason and reflections. I lighted the dry branch of a tree and danced with fury around the devoted cottage... The wind fanned the fire and the cottage was quickly enveloped by the flames" (pg 99). Because the creature was so upset and hurt by the De Lacey family, his emotions took control of him. People often act on instinct, no matter how harsh the consequences can be. "Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in the instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantingly bestowed?" (pg 97). The creature feels alone in the world. His only hope of being accepted has been abollished. His creator has left him to suffer alone, for no one wouldf befriend a hideous monster. When the creature felt alone, he had tried to befriend an adolescent as his companion, but when he found out that the child was related to Victor, and would not accept the creature, he killed him."The child still struggles, and loaded me with epithets, which carried despair to my heart. I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet" (pg. 102). When the creature learned that even the child believed he was evil, he knew he would never escape his sterotype. Surley if a member of the Frankenstein family would not show compassion towards him, then his creator would be no different. "I did not rush along mankind, and perish in the attempt to destroy them" (pg 103). The creature accepts his fate, and is aware that mankind will never accept him. His feelings of revenge are not towards all the people who treat him terribly, but the man who he belongs to. He was Victor's responsibility, but he fled and left the creature. Finally, the creature kills Henry Clerval, Victor's best friend. "It appears to be a handsome young man, about 5 and 20 years of age. He had apparently been strangled; for there was no sign of any violence, except the clack mark of fingers on his neck" (pg 128). The creature explained that it was Victor's responsibility to create happiness for him, but Victor backed out of his promise to create a companion for the creature, and he became enraged. "Our lives will not be happy, but they will be harmless and free from misery I now feel. Oh my creator, make me be happy; let me feel gratitude