Victor Frankenstein is considered to be an early reiteration of Lord Byron’s Manfred, who, by nature lacks humility. His insatiable ambition is his downfall, and we can see this pattern emerge in Victor. In the beginning, his arrogance is balanced with a kind of childhood naivety. However, as he gets older, this trait becomes increasingly more dangerous. As a child, he feels entitled to Elizabeth, almost as if he owns her, and this relationship continues throughout the novel as victor takes for granted that she will always wait for him as he is reluctant to marry her. Victor’s Ambition causes him to aspire to the god-like endeavor of creating life, but it is this same ambition that blinds him to the obvious method that involves his returning to Elizabeth. Victor is so one-track minded that