Victor’s decision to invent the creature had many far-reaching consequences, that Victor never imagined would happen. Victor said after he made the creature, “The beauty of my dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." Victor’s dream of making the creature soon became a nightmare when the reality of the situation came to life. The creature was very innocent and peaceful until he got corrupted by reading books and seeing the real world. As a result, he turned evil and made Victor’s life miserable. One effect of making the creature was the death of Elizabeth, who would have been Victor’s wife. Another example of the creature’s negative effect was his father’s death, who died from shock. A final effect of making the creature, and the most significant, was the death of Victor. All in all, making the creature was not a very wise thing to do.
The first effect of Victor making the creature was Elizabeth’s death. The creature snuck into Elizabeth’s room, and strangled her violently to end her life. The creature did this to get revenge on Victor. Initially, the creature started to make Victor miserable after Victor destroyed the second creature. That was the turning point in the
creature’s personality from innocent to very gothic and corrupted. Ironically, they were getting married the next day. In fact, earlier in the story, the creature told Victor that he would be at his wedding and unfortunately that meant killing Elizabeth. This was very demoralizing to Victor because he was so close to being happy with the love of his life. Lastly, Victor became enraged and wanted the creature dead. After this incident, he decided to follow the creature and catch and kill him. This eventually led to both characters’ deaths.
The second effect was the death of Victor’s father. He died from shock; he died when he heard the news that Elizabeth was killed. This was a very surprising and sudden event. Victor was extremely heart broken after his father’s death. Victor loved his father dearly and at first could not believed this happened. Furthermore, when it sunk in, Victor just became more enraged and heartbroken. Even though the creature didn't actually kill Victor Frankenstein’s father, he did indirectly kill him by his previous undertaking. As a result, the action of killing Elizabeth shocked Victor’s father enough to lead to his death. At this point, Victor was thinking that he needed to put a stop to this madness, and unfortunately it wasn't going to be very easy to do. Victor states, “I had been the author of unalterable evils; and I live in daily fear, lest the monster whom I had made should perpetrate some new wickedness.” In conclusion, this shows Victor’s fear and rage that consumed him after his father’s death. The third and last effect was Victor’s own death. Victor had nothing to live for anymore; all of his family and most everyone he knew was gone. Therefore, Victor decided to dedicate the rest of his life to tracking the creature down and killing him. After a long time of following the creature across Europe and other various regions near Europe, Victor eventually ended up by the Arctic and died of natural causes. RIght before he died, Victor told Walton, one of his friends who was at his side, to not follow his example by saying, “Learn from me . . . how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his own town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow." This quote shows the greedy ambitions Victor had throughout his life.
Ironically, the creature was standing over Frankenstein’s body after he died. The creature realized what he did to this man’s life, and vowed that he was going to go kill himself. Victor did get his revenge. However, it cost him the most important thing a man can have -- his life.
After reviewing the effects of making the creature, it is obvious that it was a detrimental decision Victor made. For example, Elizabeth ended up dying a miserable death because of the monster. Victor’s father died a lot sooner then he should have. And lastly, Victor’s own life was ended because of his obsession with seeking revenge on the creature. Victor always had good intentions, but he really didn't think out the consequences of his actions. All the negative effects of making the
creature were something Victor never even imaged. He had no clue what he was getting himself into, and in the end, it cost him his life.
