In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the theme is prejudice and its effect on mankind. Throughout the story the creature explores one of mankind's most destructive flaws, prejudism. Every human the creature meets in the novel assume he is monster because of his appearance, when really the monster is kind and intellectual. One after another he is attacked by his creator, village and even families despite trying to befriend them. The violence and prejudice he faces shows him the evilness of man. The only person who accepts him is the blind man De Lacey, which suggest the monster was right, mankind is barbaric and blinded by its own prejudice. Frankenstein's theme of prejudice is revealed every time the monster is attacked. In the first quote Frankenstein …show more content…
“For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley 20) Frankenstein is angry and saddened that all his sleepless nights depriving himself of fun, rest and health has left his monster in horror. His sees his dream disappear of beauty and his filled with horror and disgust. Because of his hatred toward the creature, it leads him to abandon it and fend for itself. In the second quote Frankenstein seems to stumble upon a village in the middle of the forest, but when the town people see him they attack and drive him out. “One of the best of these I entered, but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The whole village was aroused; some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped…” (Shelley 44) This is the creature's first barbaric encounter with humans and their prejudism, although at this moment he does not realize why he was attacked. In the third quote while the creature speaks to the blind De Lacey, he