Frankenstein

Mary shelleys frankenstein is a classic among horror. One of the very first documented horror novels it begs one simple question though out, what makes a man and what makes a monster? Through out the novel Victor battles with his decision to create his creatures. He's torn with the idea of the morals and the science,he begins to question him self. These creations are monsters by definition, horrible monstrosities constructed from different body parts, sewn together. The shear act of it would drive some people sick, but not Victor. He pursues the knowledge of how to make these creations, the one thing that he obsesses over. He finds out and creates his first monster. At first there is pride, but then he sees the monster and really begins to realize what he's done. He's disgusted by the sight in front of him, he descends into a sleepless night and is awoken by the monster. He then runs to the streets and later falls ill. This moral decision to bring this thing into the world aligns interestingly with bringing and raising a child. You may not be assembling it piece by piece out of bodes but your still building it none the less. The same problem of who is the man and who is the monster prevails in parenthood. Yes, a child might be a bad child or a 'monster' but is it there fault or there 'creators'. In the case of the monsters, I believe that Victor him self is the monster, and not the actual 'monster'. So this begs the question, are the monsters them selves bad because of there creator being bad? The same rule apples to children. If a child is bad, do you blame the child or the parent, is the parent being a bad influence, or possibly not paying attention to the child enough? These are questions to think about when analyzing a situation from the outside. The child might appear to be a diligent or a bully, but it might also come from an abusive home and all it ever has know was fear and violence. In this case, do you call the child the monster for the deeds its done, or the parent for teaching the child nothing but violence?