The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Change, itself, is scary. Nothing embodies that scariness more than the dynamic characterization of the Creature. The reader sees the growth of the creature from its genesis, including moments like this, “In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain. How strange, I thought, that the same cause should produce such opposite effects!” (Shelley 91). From experience, the reader knows the outcome of putting a hand into fire would be pain. But more importantly, it points out that the Creature at this point is innocent and naive, and only with what he experiences will he grow into the being that he will become. If the Creature continues to feel pain and rejection, then he will act in accordance with

This allows Shelley to highlight more meaning than is apparent through narration, where the moral from Prometheus’ story can intertwine to strengthen the moral of this novel. Moreover, Shelley unveils the surprisingly heroic and benevolent nature of the Creature during the Creature’s narration, explaining, “I had saved a human being from destruction, and, as a recompense, I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound,” (Shelley 129). In spite of his more than kind actions, the Creature was regarded with hate. Society’s terrible sense of perception is put on display as they seek to punish the praiseworthy, and let the punishable slip by undisciplined. The great irony in this is that while the Creature is labeled as a ‘monster,’ he proceeds, while faltering on occasion, to show a greater regard towards humanity than Victor himself. However, the aggressive environment in which the Creature is bred eventually catches up to him. In great frustration, the Creature says threateningly to Victor, “Remember that I have power, you believe yourself miserable, but I can make you so wretched that the light of day will be hateful to