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A 6 page research paper/essay that analyzes the characterization of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's famous novel. The writer argues that Victor' fatal flaw was his failure to take responsibility for his creation, his technological "son." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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"attempting to be like God" (Madigan 48). However, a closer examination of how Shelley characterizes Victor shows that hubris does not quite describe Victors fatal flaw. Certainly Victor is
a proud man, but it is what is pride compels him to do that provides the impetus behind his downfall. Whether from pride, or horror, or simply irresponsibility, Victor fails
to take responsibility for his actions. He brings a life into the world, an innocent life, and then abandons that responsibility when the experience fails to live up to his
expectations. Victor can clearly be faulted for his actions in creating the monster -- but not for hubris, and not for venturing into the scientific unknown -- rather his
fault likes in his exhibiting two qualities that he himself alludes to in the text, cowardice and carelessness. Victor states, "Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of life
proceed? It was a bold question, and one which has ever been considered as a mystery; yet with how many things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted, if
cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries." (Frankenstein...Mary). Rather than performing his experiments within the context of the scientific community, he performs in secret. When his creature comes
to life, he rejects it, hoping that the life he has brought into the world will simply die, erasing his mistake (Madigan 48; Franco 80). In the film portrayals
of Shelleys novel, the emphasis is on horror, but in the novel, Shelleys presentation of Victor does not so much condemn him for his arrogance, but rather traces the
scientists fatal error to the fact that he was unwilling to accept the responsibility for his actions (The Origin of the Myth). In the novel, Frankensteins creation only becomes monstrous
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