He is obsessed with giving birth but has no interest in being maternal. Where Shelley’s Frankenstein is ruled by fear, del Toro’s is governed by Byronic self-aggrandizement. He does not run from the Creature; he imprisons, abuses, and attempts to murder it, furious at its perceived deficiencies.

We first see red on Victor's mother. Then she dies, leaving her (red) blood on him. This is symbolism for how she left some of her nurturing nature onto him (not to say Victor is in any way nurturing, but he does "birth" the creature). This nature we see later in Victor's red gloves, the night the creature comes to life. His obsession with bringing... See more

We see monsters and humans and learn that humans are the real monsters.