The Path of Temptation
The Path of Temptation is a series by Auryn Hadley that brings up religion, gods, and the way they interact with their followers. Now the conversation that I want to talk about doesnât have an short quotes so Iâll just summarize it. It is a conversation at the end of book five in which the God of Temptation is asking why the main characters still believe in and follow him after he just killed one of their family members. The response is basically along the lines of âwe donât follow you because youâre kind, we follow you because youâre a fair godâ.Â
I felt like this sort of god/person interaction is so different compared to what is seen between Victor and the Creature because Victor canât even be a fair god. It is so interesting to see people follow gods for various reasons and yet Victor has his own creation turn on him because Victor is fallible enough where he could never be a god, or embody one well enough for one to follow him.Â
I just though this was a different sort of god/person relationship and not one that is talked about because itâs always how Victor isnât kind or loving toward his creation. I like this viewpoint because it shows how unfair and unequal Victor is in his treatment of the Creature and perhaps how that, not the lack of love, was the thing that did in their relationship.













