Parenting is the most important part of raising a well-rounded child, without the proper values that a guarding or a parent bestows on their child determines the outcome of the child's behavior and the way they go about living their life. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley demonstrated many differences between Victor Frankenstein and his creation, while simultaneously creating parallels between the two. While Victor and the Monster have two completely different upbringings (one growing up in a loving supportive family and the other being left alone to fend for himself), both end up sharing the same fate. The consequences leading to their death is brought on by selfishness and lack of responsibility do to the upbringing that each character received as a child.
             As a result of each character's childhood circumstances, Victor becomes a selfish adult who does not understand consequences. Since Victor was never denied anything as a child, he received lessons of "patience, of charity, and of self-control, [he] was so guided by a silken cord that all seemed but one train of enjoyment to [him]"(33) and, as a result, he never made any mistakes and did not learn that there are in fact, consequences to his actions. The creation of the monster itself is a selfish act that resulted from his pampered childhood, and as a result he never considered that there might be ramifications of some sort for the rest of humanity, or even for him. Due to the fact that Victor developed a feeling of his own self-importance, he decided to "unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (47). In doing so, he was only thinking of his own personal glory as a scientist and failed to recognize the possible problems that controlling nature to this extent could present a issue. His reaction to discovering his God-like ability to bestow the gift of life was a "delight and rapture" in his own power (51), rather than concern about the far-reaching effects of such po...