Rousseau Good Vs Evil

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The use of listing seeks to emphasise the pain and suffering the monster persevered through as he received no help from society as he got rejected over and over. This is supported by Rousseau’s belief that man is not born evil, but as man becomes more integrated into society and moves away from his natural state of innocence, man may become corrupted and change to become evil. The exclusion that the monster repeatedly experiences causes his desire for revenge to further develop and grow. He decides that he “will revenge (his) injuries; if (he) cannot inspire love, (he) will cause fear, and chiefly towards (his) archenemy.” Emotions of hate, anger and frustration fuel his motivations towards violence in order to gain revenge on humanity for

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