Kelly #3

The deadly actions taken by the monster were instincts not born into anyone or anything, but actions germinated by maltreatment and ones that were driven by revenge. Frankenstein proposes the question, "are humans inherently good or inherently evil?" but also clandestinely answers it. Throughout the novel Victor's creation is pushed farther back into his resentment of people causing it to pent-up his frustration and desire for revenge. The monster goes ballistic once Victor destroys his soon to be partner, and turns for revenge. The decisions made by Dr Frankenstein that repeatedly anger and hurt the monster do not answer the questions on whether or not humans are inherently good or evil, but actually adds a further opinion that humans are inherently hesitant and dubious. ""You have destroyed the work which you began; what is it that you intend? Do you dare to break your promise? I have endured toil and misery: I left Switzerland with you; I crept along the shores of the Rhine, among its willow islands, and over the summits of its hills. I have dwelt many months in the heaths of England, and among the deserts of Scotland. I have endured incalculable fatigue, and cold, and hunger; do you dare destroy my hopes?" "Begone! I do break my promise; never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness."" This passage is an example of how humans foresee events and become skeptical. Dr Frankenstein saw in his mind two monsters causing havoc and withdrew the deal of creating a partner for the monster. Dr Frankenstein did not intent on hurting the monster but was thinking for the rest of humanity, realizing that a second monster is not wanted or a good idea. I don't think that humans are inherently good or inherently evil but become good or evil due to upbringing and life events. It's like how the monster grows to despise humans because of how they treat him, he wasn't created with the mindset of hating humans. The answer to "are humans inherently good or inherently evil" is that they're neither, they're inherently pensive and skeptical. Human action ultimately does cause the monster to take revenge on Dr Frankenstein, but it does not justify an answer to whether or not humans are inherently good or evil. A great idea can turn bad pretty quickly and thought out decisions don't make a person good or evil, it makes them wise because sometimes things aren't always what they seem.