Frankenstein Essay #4

The biological makeup of someone or something has been researched for years by philosophers and scientists. One big question that is always considered is, does evil come from the actions and surroundings of a person, or are they just born that way? This question may never be able to be answered but research is done on it anyway.  Victor Frankenstein's creation was mainly composed of evil because of the lack of attention and the abandonment that Frankenstein gave to the creation. 

Actions are one cause of evil. Evil is considered to be malicious and most people tend to look at something evil as a bad thing. The actions that one takes can determine whether or not someone or something is evil. The actions that the creation takes by killing people that Frankenstein had loved makes most readers come to the conclusion that the monster is evil. However, if it wasn't for Victor abandoning the monster and not cooperating and making a female companion the monster may have turned out differently.

The environment is another thing that can influence the behavior of a person or thing to either becoming evil, or not. In the novel, the monster was basically shunned from Victor Frankenstein and the family that the monster had met did not accept him either. The people did not accept him because of how ugly he was. People are part of the environment and being shunned from society and having no interactions with others can make a person become evil even if they wish not to be.

Victor Frankenstein's monster believed that he could be caring and loving if he had another companion. He also believed that if Victor had not abandoned him, the outcome could have been different. He believed he had no other way of surviving because he was forced to fend for himself. He became evil because of the rejection he had faced. If Victor had accepted or even tried to accept his creation, the monster may not have been evil. He was created ugly too, which only led to more rejection.

Actions, environment, and biological makeup can all influence if one is evil or not. I believe that everyone is born with a chance of hope. Even though the monster was created, he may have had a chance to be able to be compassionate if society had accepted him. Maybe not even society, but just one person could have changed the outcome of the monster who was considered evil.