Morality has been questioned, honored, and followed by people since the beginning of time. Yet even today, no two people can completely agree on what is morally right and wrong; it is a matter of opinion. It was Dr. Victor Frankenstein's initial opinion that it was moral to give life to an inanimate corpse, creating the monster of the novel. However, Frankenstein's creation soon required a companion. Knowing that his first creation was evil, Frankenstein questioned the creation of a second creature. With the knowledge available to Dr. Frankenstein from his first creation, he knew it would be immoral to bring another monster into the world.
             From the beginning Frankenstein knew another creation would be immoral, but when the monster threatened his family, he felt he had no choice. The first monster threatened Frankenstein's family, thus blackmailing Frankenstein into creating another monster. Looking at the problem with his family in mind, the doctor began working on the second monster. Shortly after he began though, Frankenstein realized he could not go through with the creation; it was just too immoral. Because Frankenstein stopped creating his mate, the monster resorted to threats on Frankenstein himself, angrily saying to Frankenstein, "I can make you so wretched " (Shelley, 162). Doctor Frankenstein did not waver though; a second monster could mean twice as much evil. Looking back upon his first work, Frankenstein called it, "The miserable monster whom I had created," (Shelley, 152).
             To try and sway Frankenstein from his morally correct decision, the monster tried to claim he would leave society forever, "With the companion you bestow I
             will quit the neighborhood of man" (Shelley, 142). This did not sway the doctor, if he decided to finish the mate, there would be a chance that the monster will not keep his promise and stay in Europe evoking fear in all the townsfolk. The doctor, trying to act moral...