Ironic Twist

Laughing uncontrollably, claiming victory, being the typical wretch he is: this is what I expected upon seeing that the creature was on the ship and looking at Victor. Instead, we see a different side of the Creature, still evil, but no uncontrollably evil. "Evil thenceforth became my good"(Shelley, 164).  We see that the Creature is now totally evil but he has a sense of remorse over the death of the creator.  Here's the key difference though from earlier Shelley's Frankenstein: he's okay with the evil that encompasses him now.  Earlier in the novel, he was still trying to distinguish himself from either evil or good and who he should be.  However, at the end, he is in full acceptance of the evil that he is.  He embraces it in a way.  He also has control over what he does now.  He states that he is satisfied with the way that things have turned out but still seeks Frankenstein's.  It;s a very confusing setup because of what we see the creature is capable of and what he can do.  Finally, we the wretch ask for Victor's forgiveness for taking everything from him.  In a way, he has become of mixture of what he aimed for in the beginning.  He is still evil, but he also recognized that and because of it, has a side of good.