Who Is The Monster In Mary Shelly's Frankstein

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Michael Gugliotta 10/14/14 English 2 Honors Period 4 Frankstein Paragraph In Mary Shelly’s Frankstein, an important theme is the monster is malevolent because of the way he is treated by society. The monster says, “My person was hideous, and my stature gigantic: what did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them.”(Page 116). In this quote, the monster is expressing that he feels left out, alone, and questioning his …show more content…

The monster also says, “One of the best of these I entered; but I had hardly placed my foot within the door, before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me…” (Page 98). The monster is stating that humans are afraid of him. The villagers attack him and try to kill him upon site, without getting to know him. They have a prejudiced opinion of him because he is different. This makes the monster become malicious. This shows how society is not accepting of people who are different. The monster feels like he should become more violent due to the way he is treated, especially by Victor. The monster says to Victor, “Slave, I have reasoned with you, but you have proved yourself unworthy of my condescension. Remember that I have power; you believe yourself miserable, but I can make you so wretched that the light of my day will be hateful to you. You are my creator, but I am your master; - obey!”(Page 146). Victor’s creation feels unloved by Victor because he will not make him a companion. He feels disrespected by his creator and reminds him that he has power over Victor that can destroy his life. The monster

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