Humanization In Frankenstein

Growth for Own Humanization Frankenstein’s creature is human because he is affectionate towards others. When he is wandering and approaches a village, he learns that he is different from them because he does not look like them and he sounds different than others. The creature describes his voice being different by saying “my voice was very unlike the soft music of their tones” (91). Another reason he is human is because he is made from human flesh. Some people believe he is not human because he was not carried in a woman’s uterus for nine months. Despite being created differently; he is still one hundred percent human. If he was not human he would not grow as a creature by learning a language, having emotions, and being affectionate towards

After being created he was born with a blank slate. What defines how the creature comes to good versus bad is his life experiences. He did not know how to communicate with others. Victor Frankenstein was completely terrified of what he created so the creature’s survival was completely dependent on himself. Frankenstein was terrified by many things of his creature. One was the unknown of what the creature was capable of doing. Another reason is the creature did not look like Victor or other humans. Wandering though the woods and villages, he found a hovel where he spent his days “in close attention, that I might more speedily master the language” (95). Humanity is demonstrated by the monster because he wants to learn, grow, and develop. Learning was not easy for the monster because he had to rely solely on copying his neighbor who was teaching a friend to speak his language. Speaking and reading a language are two completely different tasks. The monster had to teach himself how to read and write because he had no one to observe or to teach him. Humans do not put hours into a single task if they do not have a motive to grow as humans. The creature shows this by learning the language his neighbors speak. After a while of closely watching his neighbors the De Lacy family communicate the creature was able to emotionally connect with them. He says “when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I

Humans are terrified of death. The creature was walking in the woods when he saw a girl running next to a river when she lost her balance and fell in. “I rushed from my hiding place, and, with extreme labour from the force of the current, saved her, and dragged her to shore” (115). In this instant his empathetic side kicked in. This is a human trait. He could have easily decided to let her drown if he was not human, but he decided not to because he has feelings just like everyone else. Another reason why he could have let her drown is because the other humans have treated him poorly. They look at him and think just because he looks different he is not equal to them. Life can be unfair and what makes someone human is how they react after a dehumanizing or tragic event.
Life is about learning we are all human and we all make mistakes. The creature defies many social boundaries because he wants to grow as a human. Many humans will not want to grow when they feel excluded. It is easy to say my life sucks and ask for pity. The creature does not do this because he wants to be seen as a human and feel loved. Through the monster’s great quality of empathy, he has developed the knowledge of a language, affection, and emotions. Despite being treated unfairly because of his differences he has risen above others to show true kindness, growth, and