Compare and contrast the Victor Frankenstein to his creation. Which of these characters is the hero of the book? Was that Mary Shelley's intension?...

Theof 's  is that even thoughthinks
he has created a
monster,himself often acts more humanely than Victor, while
Victor's actions are often
monstrous. This ironic reversal, as well as the
similarities between Victor and his creature,
highlight the ways in which
humans can sometimes be "monsters."

When he is young,
Victor is a virtuous child, dedicated student, and devoted son and brother.
He
has an idyllic childhood. However, once he becomes interested in the
processes of life and
death, he becomes obsessed with his project of creating
life in something that was once dead.
Hence, he assembles dead body parts and
makes a creature that he then brings to life. He is
horrified by his creature
and abandons him. Victor fails to take responsibility for his
creation, and
in a sense, is a terrible father. He doesn't like the way his child/creature
looks
and is repulsed by what he (Victor) has done, so he runs away and
leaves the...