Mary Shelly's Frankenstein Frankenstein is a father figure and the "monster" is the abandoned child. The monster is like Adam from biblical times and how he was abandoned but still had someone who loves him and is a father figure. Unlike the monster who has no family and no one to give him guidance he just has to learn everything on his own. He should just stay with nature because he will never be accepted as a real honest person and will never be fully accepted. Victor never feels that he must work with the chilld and help him with everything he needs to learn. He was a selfish man and just wanted to prove that he could defie science and do something that no