What does Victor Frankensteins relationship with Elizabeth tell you about his values and personality in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

claims
to love Elizabeth, but he has a rather funny way of showing it. Though there's undoubtedly some
affection on Victor's part, there's a lack of real depth to his feelings toward his adopted
cousin. Surely, we might think, ifreally did love Elizabeth as he says he does, then he wouldn't
put her life at risk by creating .

Victor kind of lets the cat out of the
bag regarding his true feelings when he candidly tells us that he looked upon Elizabeth as his
own. This gives the impression that Elizabeth is a more of a possession, a piece of property, to
Victor than she is a loving companion. Such an attitude is perfectly in keeping with Victor's
value system, in which those around him are objects to be studied, measured, and manipulated
rather than valued in their...