He acts in this manner because he knows no other way and Victor does not teach the monster, he leaves the monster and expects his creation to know how he should act. The monster cannot befriend anyone in society, except a blind man because he does not run in fear when he sees the monsters grotesque features. ... The monster grows in hatred towards humans throughout the novel because Victor abandons his creation and shows the monster isolation. Victor does nothing to help the monster, he leaves him to learn on his own, but no one in society will accept him, leaving the monster to be lost. ... I...

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Frankenstein's monster is a fictional character that created by Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein published in 1818. ... And, the monster, the creature and the abandoned by Victor Frankenstein. ... This namelessness not only depicts the monster's status to Victor and the monster himself in the novel but also extends a misunderstanding of whom the real Frankenstein is from the readers. The namelessness of the monster may be first result of Victor's horror to the creature he made.... The monster has no a particular identity but he does is the protagonist of Frankenstein. ...

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To many, the term "monster" conjures images of gruesome or mutated creatures. ... It is his fault his family was harmed because he made the monster. ... Victor believes that his monster will be impeccable and all knowing. ... The monster has not removed himself from his environment. ... The monster threatens Victor with these words, and Victor construes it as the monster will kill him on his wedding night. ...

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Shelley's Monster In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley a creature is created that is seen a monster. But who is the real monster? ... The creature, however, is not really a monster. ... The second monster in the novel is, in fact, the society. ... As stated, the last monster is Frankenstein, the creator of the first monster. ...

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Victor calls his creation "the monster", but I believe he is the real monster for creating him. ... The monster also suffers loneliness and emptiness after being rejected at the prospect of love. ... When the monster begs Victor to do this for him, Victor promises he will make it happen. Victor fails at his promise, leaving the monster exasperated and hurt once again. ... Every person that came in contact with the monster shuttered at the appearance of him. ...

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His own "God" was disgraced by his appearance and was frightened at the mere sight of this monster. ... As a result of the harsh treatment he faced, the monster soon turned from good to bad. The monster, was feeling quite alone in the world because he realized that he was the only one monster like himself in existence. ... The monster explained to Frankenstein that had no friends and was lonely. ... At times, the forces of society can all make us monsters. ...

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The reader's first reaction is to help the monster because of its ignorance, but as the monster begins using its knowledge for evil the reader's pity for the monster subsides. ... The monster is innocent, just as Victor is. ... The monster's physical appearance startles the villagers, and because they have no knowledge of what the monsters intellectual capability is they retaliate. ... Society is the true monster. ... The monster is not just society, but those who uphold it....

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The abandonment of the monster drives him to declare vengeance against everyone Victor loves. Victor considers the creature to be a monster because it resembles the basic interpretation of a monster: ugly, grotesque and daunting. However, a closer glance at the monster's actions reveals many human characteristics. ... More often than not, the creature is mentioned throughout the story as the "monster". However, a deeper analysis reveals that the "monster" is more human than people care to admit. ...

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It is true that we shall be monsters but on that account we shall be attached to one another. ... Had Victor created the mate, the monster would no longer be lonely or depressed. ... The monster is just looking for someone that he would be able to converse with. ... The way that Victor treated his monster right from the outset was abysmal. ... These rejections caused the monster to suffer a great deal and Victor should feel guilty. ...

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His strong hatred towards his creations is what makes Victor Frankenstein the real monster in the story. ... Victor Frankenstein's cowardice actions are what first truly reveal the monster inside him. ... This is an action which is only performed by a true monster. Victor's lack of good judgment is the final characteristic of the monster inside of him. ... Frankenstein as being that monster in the story. ...

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Victor Frankenstein and his monster are alike. ... Frankenstein and the monster are also similar in that they are isolated and outcasts of society. ... Therefore Victor Frankenstein seems less human than the monster; he displays this by deserting the monster, declining to visit his family for two years and be declining to save Justine. ... A true monster would, by definition, have no emotions or remorse, while Frankenstein's creation has a very natural, human desire to be loved and accepted, "Once [the creature] falsely hoped to meet with beings, who, pardoning [his] outward form, w...

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Another way the monster is more human than Dr. ... After causing the monster so much pain, Frankenstein refuses to grant the one request the monster makes. ... However, after Frankenstein refuses to create a bride for the monster, the monster kills Frankenstein's wife, Elizabeth. ... If he would have realized earlier how much pain he caused the monster, he would let the monster have peace. ... The monster then boards a ship. ...

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In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, mankind constantly rejects her monster. ... The night of his creation the Monster wonders into the woods to find shelter. ... William was horrified by the physical appearance of the Monster and began to scream, "Hideous monster! ... William's reaction frightened the Monster and the Monster reacted the only way he knew how. ... Victor rejected the request of the Monster for a mate as well as rejected the Monster as a living being. ...

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Thus he invents the monster hoping the monster will resemble him and therefore hoping he will acquire a mate. ... Being rejected by society and his creator the monster seeks a mate. ... The monster and Victor respond to their emotions differently. Victor looks at the monster as a terrible experiment gone wrong. ... Both the monster and Victor share a common search for love and a mate. ...

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That is where the monster received the feeling of inner beauty. ... That is why the outside of the monster was made ugly. ... The society that the monster examined was the same way. ... When Victor destroys the wife that was made for the monster, the monster is heart broken thus doesn't see the need for the beauty to flourish. ... When Victor ran away from the monster because of the ugliness that he saw, the monster felt ugliness; when the monster obtained knowledge, he felt beautiful. ...

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By doing this Victor ignites the rage within the monster, and soon the monster begins to seek revenge. Because Victor Frankenstein creates this monster, he is a part of the tragedy the monster causes. ... This is the beginning of the change the monster makes from innocent creature to vicious monster. ... Each time the monster murdered, Victor fell ill. ... As a result the monster requested that Victor create a female monster that was just like him. ...

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The original novel presents a human monster whose innate goodness is more believable. Furthermore, the monster in the novel inspired more sympathy whereas the monster in the movie inspires fear. The monster seems more human in the novel than in the movie. ... For these reasons, the monster in the book seemed more human. ... Still, the monster in the movie was pictured more like the antagonist. ...

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When you think of a horror story images of monsters, terror, and tragedy come to mind. ... In any horror story, the monster is someone the reader hates. The monster is seen as "the evil one", and the reader cannot wait until the destruction of the monster. ... And we, the readers, feel pity for the monster. ... The only thing the Monster wanted was to be accepted. ...

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The monster's "(60). ... The creature is very deformed and looks like a wretch of a monster. The monster had an enormous structure, which can be easily compared to modern ideas of monsters" appearance. ... Mary Shelly's "creature" proves to be the true monster of Frankenstein. The monster is grossly deformed, revengeful, and a merciless murderer. ...

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In response to this abandonment the monster seeks to get revenge even if it means committing horrible acts which displays moral ambiguity due to it seemingly being Victor's fault for the monster's actions. ... Unlike Adam who was beloved by his creator and created to be perfect, the monster was wretched, helpless and alone. ... Being rejected by his creator and the rest of mankind has turned him into a true monster that he never was before. ... His reaction is, "monster! ... Similar to the harsh diction used by Victor when he first beheld the monster, William's reaction is the ...

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This shows that he creates the monster out of corpses, just as God creates Satan. ... Victor rejects the monster, similar to God's disgust with Satan's pride. ... The monster relates to Satan, Adam, and Eve. ... Resembling the monster, hence he wants a companion, Eve. Moreover, the monster is much more like Satan, then he is like Adam. ...

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At closer range, he recognizes clearly the grotesque shape of the monster. ... Inside the cave, the monster begins to narrate the events of his life. ... Having explained to Victor the circumstances behind William's murder and Justine's conviction, the monster implores Victor to create another monster to accompany him and be his mate. ... The monster becomes enraged at Victor for breaking his promise. ... It does not take long for the monster to follow through with his vow he murders Victor's good friend Henry and the way the monster plants everything the evidence points to F...

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Neither Victor nor the Monster are evil. The real monster is isolation. ... The most important motif however, is the Monster never receiving a name. The lack of the Monster having a name is very significant to the story line. ... In return, the Monster punishes Victor by destroying his family. ...

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Victor takes his notes and creates the monster. ... Victor follows the monster to the North Pole to kill him where they both perish. ... The people were not pleased and they run out the monster. While out and about the monster stumbles across Frankenstein's wife and the monster teaches her to sing some opera. In the end Frankenstein gives some of his brain so the monster can think properly. ...

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For the monster, his childlike innocence exists until society ignites his evil actions. ... While his stay here the monster watches avidly to learn how to act "human". ... Unfortunately the family does not accept the monster and he is scared away. ... The monster finally meets up with his creator and begs for an equal counter part. ... This moves Victor emotionally and he decides to make the monster his counterpart. ...

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