Throughout Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” the ideas of science and the creation of life are explored, particularly through scientific-enthusiast Victor Frankenstein. As a devoted follower of science, Victor constantly studies the many broad fields science has to offer, both big and small. One field of science his interest peaks in particularly is the process of creation and how life starts. This peak of interest leads Victor to be devoted to the study of creation of life, resulting in non-stop time exploring the ideas of the field. However, despite how innocent one man’s interest may be in the sciences, Victor’s strong interest in science, particularly the process of creation of life, has led him to be accused of crimes against God and humanity. While this is all occurring, a killer, whom has not been identified, has killed many innocent lives, leading many to believe Victor has created life through scientific means and is using it to prey on innocent human lives. Victor’s strong interest in how life is created has led to the accusation that he has re-created life and in doing so, created a monster that has killed various innocent lives. Despite these strong accusations, there are many examples throughout the text that describe Victor’s innocence, that he has not recreated life or committed crimes against God and humanity, proving he is another of many that has a deep love and devotion to the study of science, not a crazy, crime-motivated experimentalist. One specific instance in the story that shows the innocence of Victor Frankenstein takes place while Victor is in the court room, for Justine’s trial. While Victor has been accused of creating this “killer monster,” Justine has been also accused of murder. Ultimately, Justine admits guilty of the murder, as stated in the text, “but she as confessed,” as well as, “Her mild eyes seemed incapable of any severity or guile, and yet she has committed a murder” (Shelly 72). The text describes Justine’s own, self-admittance to attempting and completing a murder, proving that she is the “killer monster,” as she is the one who has admitted to killing innocent life. The finding of Shelly as guilty of murder, as well as her own admittance of being guilty, proves Victor innocent of any murder or harm to human life, any crimes against God and humanity, and ultimately, innocent of creating a monster through recreating life.

Another example in Shelly’s writing that supports the idea that Victor Frankenstein is not guilty of crimes against God and humanity describes Victor’s lack of desire to be even associated with the alleged monster he has created. Victor goes as far as calling the alleged being he created, his “enemy.” Would one whom has been accused of re-creating life call his recreated life his own enemy? Victor has no association to this monster, whom many have accused him of creating, and he has no desire to associate with him. As Victor states in the text, “Begone! I will not hear you. There can be no community between you and me; we are enemies” (Shelly 87). If Victor was as crazy as all have accused him of being, he would justly want to be with his alleged created being, as being a devoted follower of science, which promotes power through creation, Victor realistically would want rule and unity with anything he creates, which proves that he did not create this monster, as if he did, he would want to live in unison with him.