The Monster - First Encounter

The way Victor reacts to what he has created seemed somewhat odd to me. He has completed the impossible, yet he is so ashamed of what he has done. He surely does not know of the full potential of the monster in the first moments that life is given to him. Yet he is so taken aback and wants to run away from what he's done. Once Clerval had come to visit he was so frightened that he might find the monster in his home. He was ashamed of what he has done.
Possibly, the monster represents what Victor has become. He has manifested himself into this evil creation. It's the dark part side of the world. He's playing with life and death. Also, the fact that his father, teachers, and mentors all tell him to stop what he is doing. They see the evil in what Victor was entering. When the monster takes the breaths of life, Victor realizes what has happened and it frightened to what he has created and wishes it had never been. It's the first time he's found to what he has changed into. When Victor's childhood friend comes to visit him, he's ashamed of who he has become and looks to hide it.