In chapter 17 of Frankenstein after the creature finishes telling his side of the story to Victor he explains that he thinks it’s in everyone’s best interest if he had a mate of his own. He explains that if he gets Victor’s blessing he will never come in contact with any human ever again and if he is not granted this he will continue bringing downfalls to his family as a punishment. When the creature was alone for years he never had company and when he had a chance at that he blew it by scaring them with his ugly formation. The creature makes this demand by saying,"You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being. This you alone can do, and I demand it of you as a right which you must not refuse to concede." So the creature believes he will reach happiness if he is not alone and finds love with another that looks just as disgusting as him. The creature just wants to be given the chance to live normally like other people even though he looks different. He believes Victor is obligate to do this since he made him very unattractive and abandoned him in a word that he didn’t quite understand. In the end Victor agrees to make another creature this time a female one, but it will take a lengthy amount of time. In chapter 18 Victor feels pressured and paranoid to get the job done of creating another one that he focus all his energy on that. Even when his father suggests the the bounding of Elizabeth and him in holy matrimony be made as soon as possible. Victor at first hesitates and this causes his father to worry that he know longer likes Elizabeth. Afterwards he reassures him that he will forever love her, however he is concentrated on something else at the moment. Victor wants to feel peaceful after marrying Elizabeth and he thinks it will never be done until he finishes creating another monster so he stays away from Geneva for a while to avoid the topic again. In chapter 19 Henry and Victor go on a trip to London where they see the beauty of the settlements and the castle that is astonishing. When they get there Victor fears the creature is lurking and following their every move. He often imagines the creature coming and hurting Henry which worries him so much that he tells Henry it is best that he works alone for about one or two months. Henry doesn’t approve at first but ends up listening to Victor and backs off for a bit.
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