Mike Carey once summed up something very profound in one of his novels: "We create our own monsters, then we fear them for what they show us about ourselves -themselves”. This idea, that a person's greatest fears may simply be a reflection of themselves, could apply to all aspects of life – most notably to a certain gothic horror novel written there. years ago. The idea of ​​being a reflection of one's own monsters was perhaps first formulated in Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein. Since the widely adapted story was written in 1818, constant debates and questions have arisen as to who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist of the story, a question to which Mary Shelley herself questioned. 'may not have been able to answer. For what? The well-educated and well-prepared scientist Victor Frankenstein and his creature, whose "yellow skin barely covered the workings of the muscles and arteries beneath... (and whose) hair was shiny black and flowing" are truly pictures mirror of each other. in many cases (Shelley 43). Despite what first impressions may suggest, Frankenstein and his creature are far from opposite sides of the spectrum, and Frankenstein isn't really the usual story of good and evil. Both Frankenstein and his creature are both monsters, and the two share a surprising list of similarities. Throughout the story, both Victor and the creature have a thirst for knowledge – perhaps imprinted on the creature by Victor. Victor states at the beginning of the novel that "...it was the secrets of heaven and earth that he desired to learn", and he is immediately described as a curious character (Shelley 24). His "...(strike) with the thirst for knowledge" is what drives him to create the creature in the first place, as he is inspired by...... middle of paper ...... their desire to knowledge, family and revenge, these two characters could be considered humans or monsters. Throughout the world, it is widely believed that Victor is the creator and the creature his monster (as modern adaptations of the story have led to believe). However, the two may not be so different. After all, both of them have their hopes and dreams of family and acceptance, and both harbor a dark and sinister side. With characters so similar that the antagonist and protagonist are virtually indistinguishable, the real question is: who is the real monster? Works cited by Carey, Mike, Peter Gross, Chris Chuckry, Jeanne McGee and Todd Klein. The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the False Identity. New York: Vertigo, 2010. Print. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Flight. 1. London: Edinburgh, 1831. Archive.org. MSN, March 18, 2010. Web. March 9. 2014.