Frankenstein vs. the MonsterMary Shelley's gothic novel Frankenstein is a novel narrated by Robert Walton about Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created. Frankenstein grew up surrounded by what he loved most, science. He attended the University of Ingolstadt where he studied chemistry and natural philosophy, but the academic commitment was not enough for him. Frankenstein wanted to find things out, but he didn't think about the potential outcomes that could come from this decision. Frankenstein was amazed by the human structure and all living creatures, so he built the Monster with various human and animal parts (Shelley, 52). At the time, Frankenstein thought this creation was a great discovery, but as time passed the Monster proved to be terrifying to anyone he came into contact with. Then, taking out his anger on Frankenstein, the Monster causes chaos in the lives of many people and the battle continues between the Monster and Frankenstein. Throughout this novel, it is difficult to sense who is pursuing whom and who ends up worse off until the end of the book. In the beginning the Monster never intended to hurt anyone, but was continually teased by every human that he came across had a negative impact on his mental state. He knew that the only way to get Frankenstein's attention was to kill someone he loved. It all started with his brother William. So Justine, the family maid, was the one framed and was executed for "killing" William. Henry Clerval, Frankenstein's best friend, and eventually his wife and cousin Elizabeth were killed in the book in hopes of convincing Frankenstein to create another creature like the Monster. The Monster never had a good life because he was created as...... middle of paper...... When the Monster hadn't seen anything of Frankenstein for a while he went to look for him. He ended up on Walton's ship in front of Frankenstein's corpse (Shelley, 221). After the Monster realized that Frankenstein was dead he no longer felt the need to live. He stated that if the one who created him died, there would never be a creature like him, so he would have no reason to live (Shelley, 225). From here the Monster jumped from the window and went to kill himself. The Monster knew that if Frankenstein died all hopes for the creation of another creature would be gone. The Monster knew that if he didn't have another creature like him there would be no point in living, so killing himself was the only other alternative in his eyes. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein (1831) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998