Victor's motivation to find and the destroy the creature is somewhat ironic. He wants to destroy the creature because he wants to end the monster. Victor destroying the monster would merely be a band-aid on a gun wound because Victor never realizes the true source of this monstrosity. Himself.
His reason for not creating another creature is because it may turn to evil deeds. This recollection highlights Victor's naivety and inability to recognize the ROOT CAUSE of the problem. The original creature would not have turned to evil had Victor not rejected him. This helps us understand why Victor's motivation to find and destroy his creature is merely a self-fulfilling prophecy that will produce no significant change in the eradication of evil.
Other theories for why Victor may have been motivated to destroy the creature is that Victor may have felt that it was necessary to make himself free from guilt. If Victor could destroy the creature, then there would be no creature to inflict pain on others, and Victor would no longer see himself as the creator of that which was evil.
His motivation comes from the fact that his creature killed everyone close to him. Unfortunately he didn't realize this right when he first created him. And handled the whole situation in possibly the worst way possible. Instead of asking for help he tries to cover it up himself. Which Mrs. W stated in her question about Victor's ignorance and stupidity. However he soon realizes he cant un-do what has done. The lesson he learned: he learns one of the hardest things that we today still have a problem with, that man cannot become God or posses anywhere near the power God has. The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature."(Shelley 56) I found this quote to support my point.
I agree with Rihani that Victor's motivation is from the creature killing everyone that is most dear to him. Also I believe the final true motivator for Victor to finally get off his butt is he has nothing else to live for. Before Victor never tried to kill the creature when it first began to kill his family members. Victor did not want to die trying to kill the creature because he would rather stay with his family for as long as he can before the creature kills them off one by one. Overall the lesson that Victor learned was that he should stop whining and actually do something about it.
The motivation that he personally has is, I agree with Andrew on this, that the creature has killed everyone that he loves. His William, his father, his Elizabeth and with all of those people that are gone to him Victor can no longer find happiness. So instead of pursuing happiness he decides that he must destroy the creature in which he created.
Victor did not learn the most important lesson of all, that being, the destroyer of his world was not just the monster that he created but himself. The fact that he did not care for or nurture this creation is the reason behind it's destruction of his life. If Victor had gone through with the responsibilities of creating a being, he would have either destroyed his creation or helped bring it into society.
I think that Victor’s motivation to find and destroy the creature is because the creature has taken away everything Victor held dear to him. He thinks that all his suffering will go away if he destroys the creature. I don’t think that Victor has really learned any lesson. If anything he has just become more arrogant and self absorbed. Honestly, Victor annoys me to no end. Taylor Brown
Victor finds his creation repulsive and unworthy of life. He has killed of friends and family. He has caused great agony and worry. Victor feels the need to constantly look out for himself and those he loves. He's tired of fighting with the wretched creature and decides to end his agony. Ultimately, Victor creates more problem in the hunt to find and end the creature. He doesn't recognize the truth of the matter: that affection would end his woes.
Something we learn a little late in the novel is that Victor ends his own life with this frenzy of destruction for the monster. He loses nearly everyone he loves and has no reason to live, aside from destroying the monster. I truly feel that Victor learned nothing. Even on his death bed, he begs for the monster to be ended.
I think that Victor's motivation in wanting to kill the creature comes from his own guilt. I believe that Victor, in a way, feels responsible for the deaths of those dear to him, and his killing of the monster would be like a redemption for his own conscience. I feel as though Victor learned that he was responsible for these deaths as well as the monster. I feel as though he came to the realization that he created the monster that killed his loved ones, and feels guilty about it.
Victor is in a stance of understanding his mistake. This monster that he has created is killing everyone who is in his inner circle. Joe and I share the same idea on this topic. Killing the monster isn’t running through Victor’s mind at all. The situation is that Victor wants to stay with those he loves the longest before the creature kills them. This is the time that Victor realizes that he has not only created a literal monster but also a monster inside of himself. This self-realization changes Victor’s mindset 10 fold.
Victor is determined and motivated to hunt down and kill his creature because of what it has done to his life. The creature has destroyed everything that he held dear and truly loved in the world. He came into the world as an innocent creature made from the sinful hands of Victor and, because of the way that he is treated and not accepted by Victor and society, turns evil and sets out to indirectly destroy the life of the one who created him. One of the biggest lessons that Victor learns is that God is not something or someone that can be recreated or copied. We cannot simply act out the part of God and create something and expect there to be nothing wrong and everything to work out properly.
Like everyone else....Victor's reasoning for hunting down and killing the monster is because of what hurt he has caused in Victor's life. He wants to take revenge. I think the moment when Victor wants to kill the monster the most is when he kills Elizabeth and then later Henry, because they were the closest to him. The monster leaves him with more grief in the end because he killed everyone closest to him instead of taking his life. He lets him suffer through each death to hopefully teach him a lesson, but this leads Victor into a mess in the end. I think Victor knows this is something that he cant do by myself and this is what he has to live with, knowing that he will never be destroyed. He learns that we cant do anything out of selfish motives. And i feel that the monster was created with his fascination of life and feeling like he was to be needed and wanted from someone else. In the end this wasn't something he wanted and was happy with.
Just as Josh and Andrew have effectively mentioned, Victor's main motivation to kill the creature was to end the evil. But unknown to him, the real source of evil is Victor himself. He is the one who created a being that he rejected, and did not take care of, and the results of his omissions were the series of unfortunate events that befell him. Another motivation for Victor wanting to kill his creation was to avenge the murder of his loved ones by the creature.
As Josh, Andrew and Motun said Victor wanted to destroy or finally put an end to the evil in his life. Although the driving force I believe for this mission to kill the creature was really sparked with Elizabeth's death, on top of the other deaths, pain and suffering this creature had done. The lesson in all means I think is to not mess with the unknown because only God is omniscient. Some things we are simply not meant to know.
Victor's motivation to find and the destroy the creature is somewhat ironic. He wants to destroy the creature because he wants to end the monster. Victor destroying the monster would merely be a band-aid on a gun wound because Victor never realizes the true source of this monstrosity. Himself.
ReplyDeleteHis reason for not creating another creature is because it may turn to evil deeds. This recollection highlights Victor's naivety and inability to recognize the ROOT CAUSE of the problem. The original creature would not have turned to evil had Victor not rejected him. This helps us understand why Victor's motivation to find and destroy his creature is merely a self-fulfilling prophecy that will produce no significant change in the eradication of evil.
Other theories for why Victor may have been motivated to destroy the creature is that Victor may have felt that it was necessary to make himself free from guilt. If Victor could destroy the creature, then there would be no creature to inflict pain on others, and Victor would no longer see himself as the creator of that which was evil.
His motivation comes from the fact that his creature killed everyone close to him. Unfortunately he didn't realize this right when he first created him. And handled the whole situation in possibly the worst way possible. Instead of asking for help he tries to cover it up himself. Which Mrs. W stated in her question about Victor's ignorance and stupidity. However he soon realizes he cant un-do what has done.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson he learned: he learns one of the hardest things that we today still have a problem with, that man cannot become God or posses anywhere near the power God has.
The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature."(Shelley 56) I found this quote to support my point.
I agree with Rihani that Victor's motivation is from the creature killing everyone that is most dear to him. Also I believe the final true motivator for Victor to finally get off his butt is he has nothing else to live for. Before Victor never tried to kill the creature when it first began to kill his family members. Victor did not want to die trying to kill the creature because he would rather stay with his family for as long as he can before the creature kills them off one by one. Overall the lesson that Victor learned was that he should stop whining and actually do something about it.
ReplyDeleteThe motivation that he personally has is, I agree with Andrew on this, that the creature has killed everyone that he loves. His William, his father, his Elizabeth and with all of those people that are gone to him Victor can no longer find happiness. So instead of pursuing happiness he decides that he must destroy the creature in which he created.
ReplyDeleteVictor did not learn the most important lesson of all, that being, the destroyer of his world was not just the monster that he created but himself. The fact that he did not care for or nurture this creation is the reason behind it's destruction of his life. If Victor had gone through with the responsibilities of creating a being, he would have either destroyed his creation or helped bring it into society.
I think that Victor’s motivation to find and destroy the creature is because the creature has taken away everything Victor held dear to him. He thinks that all his suffering will go away if he destroys the creature. I don’t think that Victor has really learned any lesson. If anything he has just become more arrogant and self absorbed. Honestly, Victor annoys me to no end.
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Victor finds his creation repulsive and unworthy of life. He has killed of friends and family. He has caused great agony and worry. Victor feels the need to constantly look out for himself and those he loves. He's tired of fighting with the wretched creature and decides to end his agony. Ultimately, Victor creates more problem in the hunt to find and end the creature. He doesn't recognize the truth of the matter: that affection would end his woes.
ReplyDeleteSomething we learn a little late in the novel is that Victor ends his own life with this frenzy of destruction for the monster. He loses nearly everyone he loves and has no reason to live, aside from destroying the monster. I truly feel that Victor learned nothing. Even on his death bed, he begs for the monster to be ended.
I think that Victor's motivation in wanting to kill the creature comes from his own guilt. I believe that Victor, in a way, feels responsible for the deaths of those dear to him, and his killing of the monster would be like a redemption for his own conscience. I feel as though Victor learned that he was responsible for these deaths as well as the monster. I feel as though he came to the realization that he created the monster that killed his loved ones, and feels guilty about it.
ReplyDeleteVictor is in a stance of understanding his mistake. This monster that he has created is killing everyone who is in his inner circle. Joe and I share the same idea on this topic. Killing the monster isn’t running through Victor’s mind at all. The situation is that Victor wants to stay with those he loves the longest before the creature kills them. This is the time that Victor realizes that he has not only created a literal monster but also a monster inside of himself. This self-realization changes Victor’s mindset 10 fold.
ReplyDeleteVictor is determined and motivated to hunt down and kill his creature because of what it has done to his life. The creature has destroyed everything that he held dear and truly loved in the world. He came into the world as an innocent creature made from the sinful hands of Victor and, because of the way that he is treated and not accepted by Victor and society, turns evil and sets out to indirectly destroy the life of the one who created him.
ReplyDeleteOne of the biggest lessons that Victor learns is that God is not something or someone that can be recreated or copied. We cannot simply act out the part of God and create something and expect there to be nothing wrong and everything to work out properly.
Like everyone else....Victor's reasoning for hunting down and killing the monster is because of what hurt he has caused in Victor's life. He wants to take revenge. I think the moment when Victor wants to kill the monster the most is when he kills Elizabeth and then later Henry, because they were the closest to him. The monster leaves him with more grief in the end because he killed everyone closest to him instead of taking his life. He lets him suffer through each death to hopefully teach him a lesson, but this leads Victor into a mess in the end. I think Victor knows this is something that he cant do by myself and this is what he has to live with, knowing that he will never be destroyed. He learns that we cant do anything out of selfish motives. And i feel that the monster was created with his fascination of life and feeling like he was to be needed and wanted from someone else. In the end this wasn't something he wanted and was happy with.
ReplyDeleteJust as Josh and Andrew have effectively mentioned, Victor's main motivation to kill the creature was to end the evil. But unknown to him, the real source of evil is Victor himself. He is the one who created a being that he rejected, and did not take care of, and the results of his omissions were the series of unfortunate events that befell him. Another motivation for Victor wanting to kill his creation was to avenge the murder of his loved ones by the creature.
ReplyDeleteAs Josh, Andrew and Motun said Victor wanted to destroy or finally put an end to the evil in his life. Although the driving force I believe for this mission to kill the creature was really sparked with Elizabeth's death, on top of the other deaths, pain and suffering this creature had done. The lesson in all means I think is to not mess with the unknown because only God is omniscient. Some things we are simply not meant to know.
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