Team...Monster

Throughout the book, I never felt sympathy for Victor. It seemed as if all his problems were self-inflicted. He constantly desired pity from everyone. “I have traversed a vast portion of the earth and have endured all the hardships which travelers in deserts and barbarous countries are wont to meet” (page 192). “Mine has been a tale of horrors” (page 188). Victor is constantly complaining and saying “poor me, poor me.” He created the monster for his own self-satisfaction. He ran away from the monster and left it to be alone. And he would not show it any compassion when he realized the only thing the monster wanted was a companion. Why didn’t Victor just befriend the monster so that it would stop killing? On his wedding night, he was stupid because he left Elizabeth alone. He figured the monster would go after him, but every intelligent person knows that the villain almost always goes after the loved one and not the enemy himself/herself. The hardships Victor complained about led back to him each time; therefore, my sympathy leans towards the monster.