Frankenstein, cont.

I finished the novel today, and it's just as tragic as I remembered. It's was interesting to watch Victor lose his short-sightedness. When he created the creature, he could not see past the act of creation to the possible consequences, and by middle, he is very aware of the consequences, not just those that had affected him personally, but what might happen to others. He was able to consider the creature's request for a companion and realize that it may make things worse for mankind, not just one or two wreaking havoc, but a whole brood of them.
When the creature asks Victor for a partner, he blames him for abandoning him, thus making him as he is, murderous and hateful. Instead of nurturing his creation, he ran from it. One could almost say he brought all this upon himself by abandoning the creature. But would the story have turned out any differently? I think not. Although the creature would have had a companion in Victor, he still would have been aware of how the rest of humanity would view him. And it is human nature to desire more than what you have. The creature would have eventually desired the affection of another being, the kind Victor could not provide. He would've made the same request. And although Victor may have spent more time with the creature, something tells me he would've still been reluctant because, as he said, who's to say they would even like each other or that she would not be flat out evil? Plus, he realized how against Nature his act of creation was and would not hasten to repeat it. I think it still would have ended badly.