Frankenstein's Monster

     The creature created by Victor Frankenstein is actually, with all of his faults and mistakes, more human than Dr. Frankenstein himself. The only thing that the monster wanted was a friend that would care about and understand him. It is in human nature to want to be loved and understood by another human. Victor however, was a solitary being that wanted only his science experiments and research as his companions. At times, he shunned his family and neglected his own health to work on his experiments. In this, Frankenstein's monster shows more human-like qualities than his creator. The creation of Victor also proved that he is more human that his human "father" by showing that he regretted and trying to make amends for his wrong actions. At the end of the novel, he expressed great regret for his part in the deaths of all of Frankenstein's loved ones and was willing to give up his own life in atonement. Frankenstein, though he expressed great guilt for his part in the deaths, never attempted to openly make amends or admit that what he did what wrong and take the consequences. Though, technically, Frankenstein is the human of the two, the doctor, through his actions, proved himself to be more of a monster than his creation. The monster showed regret and longing for companionship, which helps to prove that he is more human than his maker.