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The Monster In Mary Wolstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein

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In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a young scientist embarks on a mission to create life but in the process creates what many would call a monster. This “demon,” though he is rather wicked and vicious, does not act more heinously than men do, however. Because of this discrepancy between the creature and man, neither deserve to be called a demon. The creature that Victor Frankenstein creates begins his life innocent and naïve but is turned cynical and wicked by the men of his environment; this means that the creature himself is not inherently demonic. The creature initially seeks nothing more than companionship, but despite his kind intentions, he is always brutally rejected by the humans he encounters. If there is any
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