No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs" (Shelley, pg. 54). Frankenstein's need of recognition is what drives the madness that occurs after his creation of the monster. He is so blinded by what glory and stardom could possibly come out of his invention, that he fails to consider the negative consequences that later put many of the other characters' lives in danger, eventually leading to their death. Such an obvious lack of concern for other human beings because of the possible consequences that could come out of creating new life from the dead shows lack of humanity, proving him to be a monster.
Frankenstein continues to prove his label as a monster in the novel when he makes the sudden decision to abandons his own creation solely because of his physical appearance. The very moment the monster opens his eyes, to Frankenstein, "the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room" (Shelley, pg. 59). With no thought to what could happen mentally to his creation due to his abandonment, along with the lack of concern for what could happen to the people in his society letting a monster run loose with no guidance or love from its own creator, proves how much of a monster Frankenstein is. He leaves his creation to suffer the scrutiny of the judgmental society in which he lives, explaining the root of his anger and the mental state the creature is in when he chooses to get revenge for the isolation and torture he is put through. Because of this inhumane treatment due to the superficial assumptions of what the creature would be, Frankenstein turns his creation into a true monster later on in the novel. As a parent, there is no justification to the abandonment of your own child especially if it is because of their physical appearance.
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