Imagine that you live in an alternate world where you get to pick and choose how you want a creature to be put together. Now imagine that, that desire becomes a reality and you see a creature being put together, stitched up from the corner of every body part, barely even human, some would say. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein challenges us as people to really question, what is it that makes one human? Is it the representation of our skin, hair, and ears that can make someone human or is it the emotional connection we have within ourselves and how we can comprehend this life? Now the big question is, is the creature human? The simple answer is yes! Frankenstein himself displays all the characteristics of what makes one human. In Mary Shelley's novel, …show more content…
This confession reveals an honest human trait, this state of emotional distress exploits the monster’s ability to feel intense emotions as anger and grieve, and to really understand what damage he has caused to those around him, who are human. His emotional responses to his actions are not just simple minded reactions, but shades and layers of human emotions, despite his unnatural creation, the monster’s inner battles are nothing but human. Grasping human emotion is only one of the monster’s many displays of human characteristics. The intellectual complexity of the monster is one of the most compelling arguments for his humanity. Frankenstein’s statement makes known that he has more to him than just emotional grasp, “Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed”(shelly 96). Is evidence of his profound self-awareness and philosophical …show more content…
The monster distinguishes this feature in his actions, he recalls an incident where his sense of justice compels him to act heroically, “ I had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone.”(shelly 139) This sense of justice, being able to save another person’s life, despite not being taught or shunned upon, highlights his morality. His ability to be able perform a selfless deed, especially one that is universally acknowledged as a heroic act, and then later be able to reflect over the crimes he committed before, highlights his moral ethics. This moral act of heroism and reflection upon his wrong doings is a reason behind his possession of human characteristics, suggesting that the creature’s way of being may not be as inhumane as it appears on the outside. While it is true that the monster demonstrates human-like intelligence, emotional depth, and morals, it doesn't go without saying that the creature has monstrous attributes, which are not just merely his