Blog #3

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Eternal unhappiness is to be the fate of both Victor and his creature. Due to their "relationship", Victor and the creature have made each other miserable and permanently unhappy. Through the hatred of one another, Victor and the creature have caused endless suffering upon the other, which only evokes more hatred and revenge from the other. For example, Victor could have made a female for the creature, but due to his belief that the creature is an evil and wretched being, he decided he did not wish multiply it. Due to Victor not creating a mate for the beast, the creature now feels eternal loneliness and hatred toward Victor for cursing him with this life. This hatred thus influences the beast to kill both Henry Clerval and and Elizabeth, which causes Victor endless sadness. This conflict found between the creature and the creatir allows for it to be physically impossible for either of them to be happy as long as the other is still around. Even in times of momentary happiness, the idea of the creature follows Victor in the back of his mind, even on his wedding day. Once the creature is not granted his female, he vows to cause endless suffering upon Victor's life, for Victor has caused endless suffering upon his. The creature states," Man! you may hate; but beware! Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness forever,"(Shelly,123). If the monster can't be happy, than he will not allow for Victor to be happy. It was Victor who inflicted this horrid world on the creature; therefore, the creature will punish Victor to the day he dies for not helping him achieve happiness or acceptance.