From the moment he resurrected, he is shown absolutely no compassion or acceptance. Later in the novel the monster tells Frankenstein the story of his life thus far and reveals, to his maker and the observer, the painful standard of living he has had to endure. As he learns and becomes literate, he reveals to the reader that he is aware that it was his creator's fault that he has been exposed to such a retched lifestyle. He goes to the extreme to ask Frankenstein for a companion. Victor agrees and takes back his promise when the second creature is nearly finished. The monster is completely shaken by this and becomes very dangerous and vengeful. Because the monster realizes that it is Frankenstein's fault that he is lonely, he makes it a point to hurt Frankenstein.
The reader is able to be sympathetic toward the creature because one is observing the constant rejection of the monster. Since the monster has no opinion of morals because he has never been taught, he kills those closest to his creator. The monster has secretly educated himself by way of the cottagers. Because the monster is educated, he is capable of hurting his creator in ways Frankenstein would never imagine. He is able to kill a young boy and frame another person that is dear to Victor. Instead of just killing Frankenstein right away he has prepared to make Frankenstein feel the frustrations of loneliness as he has felt. Even though the monster goes to the extremes of killing, the reader is able to sympathize to a certain degree. The monster has rational motives for causing emotional pain to Victor Frankenstein. .
James Whale's adaptation of the scene of the monster's first moment of life is quite different. Before the monster is even fully assembled the viewer is shown a scene that foreshadows the film. Fritz, Frankenstein's assistant, steals an "abnormal" or "criminal" brain from a medical school. Previously the professor had told his students that an abnormal brain is "one that makes a man lead a life of brutality.