Love

This hit me during today's class discussion...

Victor grew up in a family full of love and happiness except for the death of his mother. But throughout his childhood, his parents were loving and he had beautiful people all around him.
It seems to me that Victor's family and friends love Victor more than Victor loves them. After all, he does just kind of disappear after Justine's execution and never really wrote when he was in Ingolstad. I think Victor has taken it for granted.

On the other hand...
The Monster "grew up," as in lived the early stages of his life, without a family and without anyone to love and support. As a result, he spends his life trying to find love and affection. Not to mention that he's a creature "glowing with love and humanity." Yet he is denied love especially from the one who has received an abundance of it (Victor).

In short, I find it interesting how Victor grew up in love and doesn't seem to care much for it while the monster grew up without it and seeks it with his life yet Victor has the power to give the monster some lovin'.

-Samuel Kim