Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein interestingly reminds me of the Old Testament story of Adam and Eve. This odd comparison begins when Frankenstein is in the works of creating his “creature.” This creation can be seen as the creation in which God undertakes when he forms the beings of what is known as Adam & Eve. But, once Frankenstein’s creature in fact shows to be a monster, he rids him of his care. Similarly, in the story of Adam and Eve, God rids them of the Garden of Eden once they have proven to be flawed. From this point on both the monster and Adam and Eve have to work hard on their own to produce food and shelter for themselves. (Genesis 3:16-24)
In the Old Testament it states that Adam and Eve knew good and evil. They knew what they did was wrong and wanted to change in a way that would make them good. Therefore, they found a way to receive God’s forgiveness. In Frankenstein, the monster also can distinguish good from evil. He has realized what a monstrosity people saw him to be and set out to change. He learned a language so he could be understood. He attempted to befriend a household of French but was turned away due to his extraordinary looks. This is the part where the two stories differ. Adam and Eve were forgiven, but the monsters looks are something that seem to be unforgivable.
It’s interesting how we don’t think about these obvious comparisons, especially of thy creator of humanity as in God. Because Victor did decide to play God, animating the dead and portraying himself as a transfer from one life to another. And Victor is the god of the creation, but he does not want to take responsibility for his experiment, while God did try to control Adam and Eve and failed to do so. The creature also does not take Victor for granted and understands the reality of their miscommunication.