victor frankenstein (derogatory). terrible terrible father. listen my guy, you can't run away from the consequences of your actions.

and you can't marry your cousin you nasty little coward

i read this like three times for my a level and every time i became more and more (more more more more more and more) infuriated with victor. the creature (who i will subsequently be referring to as boris) is basically your child. how are you going to rob graves and put body parts together like puzzle pieces and only realise how horrifying that is after you brought boris to life. it's undeniable that boris is not a completely innocent character either, but victor is the reason all of this happened in the first place. it does make you think about nature vs nurture. are good and evil inherent in us? do we have no control over it? or is it our life experiences and the ways we're treated as children that makes us good or evil? it's the tabula rasa. the mind is a blank slate when you're born and to be honest i think mine still is. or it needs a good wipe clean so i can start again. like a chalkboard. 5 stars for safie and justine.