Shelly seems to be very against the idea that knowledge leads to happiness. She seems more amiable towards the idea that ignorance is bliss. Yet, it seems more that the despair both characters face in Frankenstein is a result of a tainted society. Knowledge is the light that illuminates this corruption for Frankenstein’s monster. However, while knowledge opens the monster’s eyes, the scene that they first gaze upon is painted by Victor. The monster doesn’t become totally aware of his home instantly, and this journey is one during which Victor is completely absent to guide his child. The ability to perceive knowledge is an acquired skill that develops over time. A toddler can’t comprehend algebra, but they can learn language easier than an adult. Everything the monster knows has been self taught. All of his knowledge comes from either books or direct observation. Victor took no effort to soften the monster’s appearance; we can assume that the body parts used in his creation were of various skin tones, …show more content…
The monster lacks time too, he doesn’t have the time to introduce himself or to make a case without being judged. This isn’t the fault of the society he is apart of, rather it is reactionary, and something that must be helped from within. This is where Victor would have played a key role in the acceptance of frankenstein as a human being, or, at least, a humanlike entity. Parents today keep their children from viewing certain materials or playing with certain toys because they want to shape the narrative in which the children grow up. They know that a child will be affected by only seeing evil in the world as opposed to all the good there is. If a child woke up everyday and watched an ISIS beheading video, they would have a very different outlook on life than a child that watched Dragon Tales every