"He had sworn to quit the neighbourhood of man, and hide himself in deserts; but she had not; and she, who in all probability was to become a thinking and reasoning animal, might refuse to comply with a compact made before her creation." -pg. 120
Victor comes to realize that the creatures he is creating think for themselves and he has no control over them,. Realizing that he made a mistake, Victor is ready to contend with the monster. This brings up the theme of creation, and shows a similarity and separation between Victor and God. God did not give up on his creation when he saw it was capable of evil, whereas Victor did. It should be a lesson to us that it is not an easy task. Victor's decision to not create a female will certainly end badly because creature will take out his anger. If he had made her there was a chance that they would have left and never have been heard from again. But now the consequences will be personal for Victor, whereas they could have taken place many years later. It was a selfless act.
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