Friday 11 December 2009

In what ways does Frankenstein appear to relieve himself of any responsibility for what will come later on in the novel?

After reanimates the piecemeal corpse, he
immediately runs away, literally and figuratively. He finds his work to be an abomination and is
disgusted by what he's done. He can't bear to face , so he abandons it. He leaves the creature
to fend for itself and acts as if ignoring it completely will make the problem disappear. This
is how he relieves himself of any future responsibility, because no one knows where the creature
came from or that it even exists.

If no one knows about his science
experiment, that means no one can hold him accountable for the creature's actions. For
example,is found dead, and everyone immediately blames Justine because it would be ludicrous to
think a reanimated corpse is running around the local forest. Therefore, William's death falls
on Justine's hands, and because no one knows about the real murderer, Victor can never be
blamed. Victor knows this fact and decides not to speak up and save her life. This pattern
continues until everyone he's ever cared for is gone.

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