In the book of Frankenstein, the creature and creator (Victor) remain in conflict throughout the novel’s entirety. Although many factors arguably contributed to this inability to become a community, some factors appear more viable. For example, due to the creator's choices and feelings and the creation’s perceived status, the two connected beings remain as enemies.

Victor's choices and feelings cause him to view the creation as inferior and detestable to human beings. When Victor first creates the monster, he begins to feel overwhelmed with guilt and anger and despises his creature. As Victor himself states:

He [the creature] approached; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish, combined with disdain and malignity, while its unearthly ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes.

Subsequently, he refuses to accept his creation. He believes that the creature’s status is beneath humans and is unworthy of forgiveness or compassion.

Furthermore, in the same passage, the creature cites his status and actions as the cause of their dissonance. For example, the creature believes that his crime of murder deems him as guilty; however, he believes that humans would receive the right to defend themselves and the hope of compassion. However, because of his status as being inhuman, he has no possibility of overcoming the situation and must remain as an enemy of Victor.