If ever there was a story that advocates for the fair treatment of children, it is the story of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein is responsible for his son's bad behavior. Frankenstein, like many other prospective parents, irrationally sought to create life, without any conceptualization of the work it would be to raise the child. From the birth of the child, Victor rejects a positive upbringing for his child in favor of friends and his own selfish needs; his unreasonable expectations for the child, causes his distance from the child, ultimately condemns his son to a life of crime and bad luck. Immediately after giving birth, Victor hits the baby blues and feels overwhelmed by the situation he has found himself in. . Birth, under normal circumstances, is seen as a blessing; Victor clarifies the event as a catastrophe and labels his son a creature and a wretch. Losing all self-control, he enters a fit of selfish rage, describing the painstaking effort that brought the being to life. His disappointment is evident as he runs out of the room horrified by what he calls a monster. Victor forgets that the newborn is not yet a man he can blame for his imperfections. His passion sours and he lacks a support group of family and friends around him who rally behind every new parent for this exact reason; Victor begins to resent the thoughtful cultivation and aspirations he sought for his son. The parenting guru tells new parents to adjust expectations to fit the child; Victor is unable to do so. He sees his son in a romantic guise until the spark of life enters his lifeless yellow eyes, after which Victor loses rational thought and abandons his blessing into the hands of an apathetic society. H... middle of paper... the creature must not have hated Frankenstein during the entire chase and subsequent depressing moments of Frankenstein's life. The boy just wanted his father's attention. The scene most representative of Frankenstein's gluttonous and self-indulgent negligence is that of his son's first moments of life. One night is enough to lead his creature on the path of destructive apathy. Frankenstein has no care for those around him, and should never have been told the secret of life, considering his lack of concern for family and his obvious disregard for the laws of nature, which create life; and man, hiding information about a dangerous being. Victor abuses his son with words and neglect and then wonders why his creation behaves harmfully towards others. The eighteenth century was primitive, but those of the time should have recognized the need for parenting courses.