One aspect of this novel that I began thinking through was the constant fear that Victor is dealing with. This is a very prominent characteristic of Gothic literature where characters must suffer. This is also true for the Monster. I almost see them as one in the same. Victor suffers as the monsters creator and is burdened by this dark secret of shame and fear. Even more so because the secret is alive and has ability to seek and destroy those people that Victor wants to shield from it.
The Monster has a completely different perspective in suffering. He is loathing his creator for abandonment and basically rejecting him as part of the human race. Monster begins to deal with everything the human brain has to encounter all at once, emotions, feelings, sights, smells etc. He begins to blame Victor for all of these things, loneliness and isolation.
For Victor, the monster becomes the most evil subject on earth. It is everything he is and threatening. I feel there was an opportunity that was missed for Victor, the monster has a heart that is craving love. I believe has the ability to have a mate, that would silence the pain and prevent this war on Victor and everyone else. If only Victor could have looked past the outside and actually seen what he created from within. Perhaps this destruction of his loved ones and himself could have been avoided.
This was a wrenching anticipation of what was destined to happen. It was not he wonder of what the terror could be, but when the terror will come.
