Frankenstein As The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

What differentiates man from monster? The physical being or the heart and soul? In the case of the novel Frankenstein, the author Mary Shelley appears to be promoting that it is in fact the heart and soul that is distinguishable between the two. Shelly offers much insight on the reactions of society and tells the reader that judgement is not always the truth. The creature originally stands as a mental and physical being with feelings and good intentions whether for himself or for others. However, society does not see the good in him, they only see the outside and react to his misleading appearance. While the persona of the creature is looked at as the “monster” in Frankenstein, the character’s personality, psychology, and nature well define him as a human being that deserves compassion and love as opposed to the hatred and fear that society provides. To begin with the creature’s nature, from birth to his banishment from civilization, he has possessed the same manner in which humanity has in individuality. The creature’s nature generally remains the same throughout the novel up to the most rational state in the end. The very instance where the creature shows his good nature is during the

Also major part of revenge on his creator, he quotes “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear” (173). To cope with every confrontation with humans and to accept constant rejection the creature will result in causing fear if he is not loved as he deserves. The point he is making is that from his point of view, the conscience cannot handle anymore rejection and he will get attention another way. Just as discussed in class “bad attention is better than no attention at all” (Mesa). From a physiological standpoint, it is completely logical that the creature would come to this conclusion, even if it is meant to do more harm than