"Remember. that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed (69)."
-This is a biblical reference to God and Adam. To the Monster, Victor is his creator, therefor he is God to him. Victor is supposedly playing the role of God, but he can also be seen as the devil in some parts of the novel. The monster is also multiple biblical characters as well. He can be seen as Adam because he was created and sent off to live alone in the world and figure out how to go about life. But he could also be seen as an angel for helping the Delaneys with their house work and having a naturally kind soul without any nurturing. But then he turns into a devil when he learns the evil ways of the world, so he switches once again. Shelley makes up all of the major biblical characters between the monster and Victor.
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