Two of the most common flaws that bring about the downfall of potentially great people are overzealous ambition and pride. These combined traits could lead to a lack of perspective that would lead to poor decisions. Victor Frankenstein is someone whose desire to be well-known and general attitude toward being able to achieve something greatly clouds his judgement about what it really means to create a new species. His initial lack of vision causes him to not be able to commit to what he has done, molding a monster out of the creature he has brought to life. This new creation stumbles into the world without guidance due to being abandoned by his creator. He tries to prove to Victor its suffering through killing those he loves. Despite Victor’s brilliance in science, his faulty judgement about the responsibilities of bringing life has caused him …show more content…
It is without doubt that these victims had not personally been responsible for the Creature’s anguish. When he is killing William, he says to him, “ ‘you belong then to my enemy—to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim’ ”(96). With more consideration toward the child’s relationships rather than morality, the Creature kills him. However, it does not stop there. He is furious that other people have judged him previously based on appearance that he condemns to death those he has never met before. His reasoning behind framing Justine is that she “is one of those whose joy-imparting smiles are bestowed on all but [him]” (97). The Creature is quick to make deciding judgements on the innocent because he has had negative experiences with humans previously. Because Victor has abandoned his creation after not committing to the idea of making life from not thinking about his action through, the Creature develops a hatred for him and