Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Is Not The Monster

The “Monster” is Not the Monster

The definition of a monster is one who contrasts from normal or acceptable behavior or character .Victor Frankenstein’s creation,in the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, is referred to as a monster, yet throughout the novel the reader is made aware of the compassion and morality that the creature possesses. The only reason it is seen or called a monster is because of appearance of not being human. The creature of Victor has no time to realize who or what he is before victor labeled him as a monster. This is just one reason why Victor should be labeled as the monster, not the creature. A monster isn’t someone who looks un-human, but someone who acts against humanity and other people. Some dangerous

Someone who is newly born cannot be evil, because everyone and everything is born without personality, normalities, or a sense of what is right or wrong. Victor’s creation is shown as being fascinated by life, for he says “I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees. I gazed with a kind of wonder. It moved slowly, but it enlightened my path,”(Shelley 85).. Victor’s creation performs many helpful deeds for the De Laceys. His personality is one that cares for others and longs for acceptance and a family. All the creature ever wanted was for someone to accept him, and even his one chance at such an acceptance was brutally stripped away from him before his own eyes, for Victor destroys the Creatures companion, and “[he] saw [Victor] destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended on for happiness” (Shelley 145). The Creature is not a monster; His actions at the end of the book reflect the influence that society and Victor had on him. The Creature’s anger is justified, even if his actions are not. When the Creature is first born, he is introduced to the world in the most heartless of ways. Victor abandons him and the creature is left on his own in a world he cannot possibly understand.. He is rejected by villagers and anyone who sets eyes on him, and at first he cannot comprehend why.. There is no logical way