“I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, that which thou owest me.” (Shelley 53).
This passage draws the parallel and connection between Frankenstein and a god, or a creator of some sort; he is the monster’s “natural lord and king,” having created him and brought him to life. It is also a connection to the theme of mothers and caretakers, nature being stated many times in this novel as a prime example of these. Frankenstein, as any “mother” or creator must do, must perform his “part, that which thou owest me,” claims the monster.
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