Victor procrastinates the creation of the second monster because of the fact that he does not want to go through with the guilt and horror as he did before with the first creature. Even though he knows that the first monster is watching and following him, he still hesitates a bit before beginning the process. When he is almost complete though, he begins to ponder what would happen in the future if the second creature hold more malice and anger towards man or towards the first creature. Overcome with fear, he destroys his work which leaves the first monster even more distraught and angry than before.

Victor, as the creator, has a responsibility and a duty towards the creature. He should have took care of the monster in the beginning instead of running away from his duties. If Victor had not ran away from the monster to try to forget what he has created and took care of him instead, then he would not be in this predicament nor would the creature be so violent towards humans.

Love (Profession vs. Human):

In the beginning, Aylmer had strong feelings towards science and his work but his feelings for Georgiana outweighed the former and so, he chose her over his work. But as the story progresses, he becomes more and more obsessed with the hand shaped birth mark on Georgiana's left cheek and soon "he found this one defect grow more and more intolerable with every moment of their united lives." Thus, he began to search for a scientific way to rid her face of her birthmark. Once Aylmer started to search for cures and remedies, he fell back into that obsession he had previously towards his work.