Frankenstein

Something that just keeps coming into my mind over and over in this book is in the beginning when Frankenstein's brother, William, was murdered by Frankenstein's creature. While this made me feel bad for Frankenstein's loss, I couldn't help but be frustrated at the same time. I couldn't believe that he allowed Justine to be put to death for a murder she did not commit. He just sat back and let someone he cared about die because of something he created. I understand that he didn't realize what consequences creating this monster would present, but he should have taken the blame for the things he caused. He saw the "daemon" one night and realized he was the murderer of his brother. He said, "Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child. He was the murderer! I could not doubt it." (Shelley 48). He knew in that moment that it was his creation that killed his brother, but yet he sat quietly in the trial for Justine. In a way, he also betrayed his cousin, Elizabeth. She was so distraught over thinking Justine killed William, and then finding out that she was dying innocent, but he didn't bother to tell her either.

After the trial, even though he knew Justine was getting the death penalty, he still didn't leak a word. He simply said, "Thus the poor sufferer tried to comfort others and herself. She indeed gained the resignation she desired. But I, the true murderer, felt the never-dying worm alive in my bosom, which allowed of no hope or consolation." (Shelley 57). He tried to convince people that she was innocent, but he tried to convince all the wrong people. The jury are the ones who mattered and he said nothing during the trial.