As I have progressed with the story of Frankinstein by Mary Shelly, the true characterization of the creature itself actually starts to appear from chapters 11. The creature who was abandoned by his own creator or birth giver had to learn how to deal with the world the hard way. One thing I can say is that we can associate the creature as a new born baby who is unfortunately in a body which makes him appear as a grown individual. However, unlike a natural looking human being, the creature looks more horrifying and eerie which is the main reason why every time the creature tries to get in any kind of human contact, he is physically abused and cursed. I can clearly state that his first set of emotions were not in a positive set of mind because he felt pain, agony, and sadness from the abandonment from his creator, the harshness of the civilian he encountered and being alone all as it happens. As the story progressed however, I am truly impressed by how quickly the creature is able to learn and figure the social norms of the society all on its own. In desperation of knowing why he received so much hatred from all the other humans around him, he even researches how he became to be what he is now. Various things such as reading, speaking and performing basic tasks are very hard if one is not given a proper guidance and direction of help. It’s really fascinating to me that the creature learned so much from reading and observing his surrounds. For example, all the things he learned from the Felix, Agatha and the blind man was main done by observing how the family of three treated each other. These observations showed him a more positive set of emotions. Overall, I believe that the creature is a innocent being because he first dealt with a lot of pain but when he started observing the family, he realized that there was hope and love even if life is not in the best situation.
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I felt bad for the monster. Seems like Victor was too scared to tell him about the real world and what he should be aware whenever he leaves from Victors sight. Victor abandoning the monster made him look like a careless “father.” The monster was like a new born child, learning and observing things he never seen before. I feel like he kind of have the mentality as Victors such as striving to figure out something. And him seeing how the cottager’s have treat each other, made the monster have a positive feeling that he hasn’t had with Victor. I agree that the monster seems to be a innocent creature, who wants to interact with others and want to love. I hope to see the monster have a well stable happy family later on in the book.
I myself am very impressed with the way the creature has self-taught himself so many things, such as reading, speaking, and the way to treat people and all from observing from a far distance. It should actually be praised by other people and Victor should also be proud, but because he himself and many other people can’t seem to look beyond the outer apperance, to see the creatures good heart and intentions. This makes you question people, and how an outer appearance can overpower many people decision. It makes you think that people don’t need to “make” a monster, they themselves create such a trait in themselves, that they are so blinded, that they are not able to see it. Victor wants happiness and wants love, yet obtaining it is so hard for him because he is different and because they are not aware, what it is most of the time the solution is to block it or ignore it.