Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
"The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me: when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys" (Shelley, 79). As we meet the creature, he tells his creator of his grand experience he has had since he left. He is actually talking now, so he has apparently been able to mature just as a human. Though the monster is obviously a monster, in ways he parallels the development of humans. We learn on our own, from experiences, and from the actions of others just as the monster does. Furthermore, the creature is not providing the scare factor I was expecting. Despite the fact that he is a monster, he sort of has normal experiences. In a way, he is similar to Quasimodo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame; they are these scary looking "people," so they are automatically placed on the outskirts of society, because if you are not like everyone else then you do not belong. Though the monster rightfully should not exist. However, I feel that the monster was just searching for answers because his creator was not communicating with him.
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