Who and/or what is responsible for the actions of the Monster

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Who and/or what is Responsible for the Actions of the Monster
Who should take responsibility when tragic events occur? Can someone be held responsible for the actions of another? These questions attract debates when people presenting different views. Responsibility is a common word that is used in day-to-day conversations. The term can be used to imply a duty to care for something or someone or being the cause of a particular outcome. Indeed, individuals order their lives based on their ideas regarding responsibility. People want to know the person to blame for the actions that eventually led to the tragedy. In Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, Victor creates a monster, which ends up engaging in evil actions. The failure of Victor to consider the result of his creation together with the inability of the creature to find care, a being similar to him, companionship in humans and appreciation for benevolent actions causes the creature to engage in evil actions.
Victor does not consider the repercussions of his creation. The creation of the monster is no accident, hence there is no suggestion that Victor does not intend to create such a creature. He indicates that he has the ability to “bestow animation upon lifeless matter” (54). Instead of considering the effects of his creation, Victor proceeds to utilize his astonishing ability to give life. While he is aware of the hurdles he needs to overcome, he proceeds to experiment without thinking about the impact of his discoveries. Victor only considers the good that may come out of the experiment. In this case, he believes that it may lead to the development of an approach to bring back the dead to life. Victor is single-minded in the pursuit of his experiments. This should not be the case since “History contains some striking examples of scientists who demonstrated a strong commitment to social responsibility” (Resnik and Kevin 2). Instead, Victor hopes that a new species would owe its origin to him. Victor indicates that “…many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to [him]” (Shelley 54). As a result, he fails to consider the possibility of the creature causing havoc on human life. He does not think a time may come when the monster may cause harm to humans, including himself. Victor is like a scientist who is out to create something, without thinking about the adverse effects of the discovery. In his mind, Victor wants to have a technical achievement. He does not consider the ups and downs of the experiment.
The creature does not receive the care he deserves. Victor does not give him the care he needs to survive in the harsh world where he has found himself. One would assume that since Victor is responsible for bringing the creature to earth, he would take care of the monster. Like any parent should have quality time with their child and teach them how to behave, Victor should have taken the initiative of caring for the creature. According to De Figueiredo and Filomena (704), “…through learning within the family and parenting, that the child develops socially and psychologically.” On the contrary, Victor condemns the monster and seeks to get rid...