Nothing in the Creature's statements in the previous paragraph—particularly given
the stark alternatives he lays before Victor at its end—suggests that he is exulting
at this point. Rather, the remark along with the epithet convey Victor's intrinsic
sense of superiority and of his right to wield a power capable of affording satisfaction
to an underling. Whatever Victor may regard as "the duties of a creator," they do
not yet forestall him from calling his creature a "fiend" and regarding him as "odious."