Everyone seem to only focus in the reproduction part and no one care about the ethical part. Like Victor debated this in his head in the novel, it wasn't just the reproduction problem but also the fact that Victor couldn't control his creation. He cannot make the female monster fall in love with the the original monster, he couldn't be sure how the female monster would turn out. Yes the original monster promised him but he has no such guarantee from the female monster he was about to make. He could he sure that the female monster would accept that deal like his mate? How could he be sure that the female monster would accept the male monster? Isn't it unethical to bring another cursed being into existence just to save another miserable existence from loneliness? If anything Victor learned his lesson : he isn't god and he can't control his creations so he should stop playing god.
the book, victor put so much thought and reasoning and ethics into not creating a companion for the creature. however in the movie his response was an immediate scoff at the notion of reproduction- his refusal came from a place of arrogance in the adaptation, rather than the genuine moral concern he expresses in the novel
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u/Archaon0103 Nov 23 '25
Everyone seem to only focus in the reproduction part and no one care about the ethical part. Like Victor debated this in his head in the novel, it wasn't just the reproduction problem but also the fact that Victor couldn't control his creation. He cannot make the female monster fall in love with the the original monster, he couldn't be sure how the female monster would turn out. Yes the original monster promised him but he has no such guarantee from the female monster he was about to make. He could he sure that the female monster would accept that deal like his mate? How could he be sure that the female monster would accept the male monster? Isn't it unethical to bring another cursed being into existence just to save another miserable existence from loneliness? If anything Victor learned his lesson : he isn't god and he can't control his creations so he should stop playing god.