Engaged, he wants to be a part of this family, hoping to understand the meaning of humanity. As an infant, he is plagued by blurry vision and confusion of the senses, he experiences the world precisely as a young child would experience it. In observing the family, he discovers that they suffer from great poverty. The creature spends the entire winter watching the cottagers and grows to love each of them passionately. He attempts to learn their language, which he regards as " godlike science" (Shelley 115). He tries to match the sounds they make with the actions they perform. He acquires a basic knowledge of the language, including the names of the young man and woman, Felix and Agatha. He admires their graceful forms, and as he spends his winter observing, he attempts to understand the De Lacy family's unhappiness. Thus, this scene indicates the creature's deep longing to join human society. He is, at first, utterly ignorant of the ways of humanity and must learn everything from scratch. In essence, he is still a child, with all of a child's innocence and capacity for wonder. .
To him, the cottagers are god-like and blessed, despite the extreme humbleness of their existence. By learning the language, he feels that it will bring him closer to his dream of acceptance, he hopes to master the language in order to inspire the family's affection and trust. His capability to listen to the family's language and music indicates that he is capable of self-analysis and reflection just like humans. In addition, his enjoyment of the cottagers' music shows that he is capable of aesthetic appreciation, able to comprehend the message in music. Therefore, signifying the beauty of the creature's soul. .
The sense of guilt the "monster" feels towards the end of the novel resembles that of a human being. In Walton's narration, Victor's last words are described with selfishness and arrogance. Whereas, the final words of the "monster" are indications of pure grief and self-hatred.