What is a "monster"?

Some may ask what a monster is. According to Webster's Dictionary, "a monster is a fabulous being compounded of elements from various human or animal forms." The monster in the book can be viewed as a monster because he fits the description, but his character doesn't fit the profile that most people describe him as. He has killed people who haven't done anything wrong to him, but he knows he's wrong. The biggest monster in the novel is Victor Frankenstein because he brings strife among everyone he loves. He abandons his duties toward his creation. He leaves his creation (child) to fend for himself. And when Victor's child yearns for his attention and affection, Victor turns his back on him and calls him a devil and a fiend. "...And placed his hatred hands before my eyes, which I flung form me with violence;(p.70.)" My definiton of a monster is someone who has no real emotion for something. That basically sums up Victor. He carries no love for his creation. He doesn't comfort his child in his time of need.