Thursday, April 22, 2010
Team Victor or Team Monster???
Many readers debate over which character deserves sympathy, the monster or his creator, Victor. Neither of them deserve sympathy. They both committed horrid crimes; Victor by creating the monster and then rejecting him , and the monster by going on a revenge killing spree. Victor deserves no sympathy because he was so eager to animate the monster, then the second he awakens, Victor flees, leaving the poor creation to fend for itself. Victor should have known the implications his work would have and he should have faced the consequences of his actions like a man and not a scared little girl. Pathetic. The monster could have been considered worthy of sympathy had he not been blinded by revenge. He should have persevered and tried to overcome people's prejudices against him. I am glad they both died. They were a danger to those around them, in fact none of Frankenstein's family survived because of his creation. So, HA I say, that is what you get, Victor, for fighting the natural order of things!
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I agree that neither deserve sympathy, but the monster deserves more sympathy than Victor. I also do not think that Victor got what he deserved for fighting the natural order of things. I think he got what he deserved for not taking responsibility for his creation. As we said in our small group, you do not have a baby then abandon it because it is ugly.
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