The Creature

Mary Shelley portrays her character of the creature in Frankenstein as a very misunderstood character. He was born, against his will. The creature didn't want to be born of such huge stature. He never asked to be born a monster. Then when he was made alive, Victor just runs away from him. "His jaws opened, and he muttered some unarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear" (Shelley, 35). This "monster" just smiled at his creator and tried to speak to him. He did not mean any harm at this point. However, after the man who took all the effort to bring him into the world ran away, the creature must have felt completely alone and miserable. How scared and confused this being must have felt while wandering around the cities and forests. I believe that the creature is ultimately good. He only wanted to be human. As he watched the family that he found in the woods, he began to pick up on social cues, english, and things that humans eat and do. He started to acknowlege human emotion and what caused sadness and stress. Because the creature noticed that the family was poor and unhappy, he went out of his way to do a kind deed for them. "during the night I often took his tools, the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home firing sufficient for the consumption of several days" (Shelley, 78). This creature was so focused on making the famil feel better that I cannot believe he killed William. I cannot wait to see what really transpired those fateful nights.