Frankenstein Chapter 13

In chapter 13 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the creature becomes acquainted with emotions, understanding them, the emotion word attached to his every feeling, and sympathises with the feelings of the DeLacey family. With the creature's growing awareness of the world, he questions more and more man's reasoning and abilities, as well as his own. Particularly, when pondering the honor of being a powerful being seemed favorable to him, he also considered man's ability to bring about destruction to others with their power. "For a long time I could not conceive how one man could go forth to murder his fellow, or even why there were laws and governments; but when I heard details of vice and bloodshed, my wonder ceased, and I turned away with disgust and loathing,"(Shelley,84). This incident in the novel prompted me to consider if such a creature who rejected killing, could in fact be the killer of William, or ever turn out to be a killer. How could someone who dejects bloodshed be one who inflicts this upon others? The hatred the creature has for murder asserts the idea that he is benevolent as he claims to have been since creation. Whether or not this goodness will be tainted by society's rejection, Victor's despise of him, or something prompting him to lash out, I do not know. Although as of this point, the creature shows no signs of wretchedness, but only containing sympathy for others and hatred for what may harm them.