In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and his creation, the monster, possess many similarities and differences. Victor becomes obsessed with the idea of creating the human form and acts upon his interests, but immediately after playing God by creating life, the monster, he becomes scared and leaves the school and returns home. By leaving in fear of his creation the monster faces rejection from his creator and society, pushing him to revenge against his creator's family. .
Victor Frankenstein and the monster share a common characteristic of loneliness, and rejection. Victor Frankenstein did not live a normal, ordinary life. As a young man, Victor was rejected by his fellow peers. Thus he invents the monster hoping the monster will resemble him and therefore hoping he will acquire a mate. Obviously the monster and Victor look nothing alike, putting Victor into a state of depression and fear. Victor created a hideously ugly creature, which draws an unwanted attention towards him. Being rejected by society and his creator the monster seeks a mate. Consequently both the monster and Victor share a common search for a relationship or a spouse. .
Victor and the monster both share the same emptiness, the same pain and suffering. The monster was created out of curiosity but then left alone in the beginning stages of his life. Love and companionship play a key role in a persons life, and by being abandoned by his creator, and rejected by society, the monster learned how to live by trial and error; creating more grief and misery for himself. Victor's emptiness and pain come from his withdrawal and loss of his family. When he left for college in Ingolstadt he left his family for what was suppose to be five years. After becoming interested in creating the monster he cut himself off from the rest of the world, dedicating all his time to the creation. When he returns home he has only a slight time before his one and only love is killed, along with the rest of his friends and family.
