Mary Shelley’s depiction of the creature in Frankenstein averts toward the idea that common man will reject any idea unsimilar to their own demeanor. Since Victor has created this creature, man does not accept the individual in society as one of their own. The main reasoning for this is from the creature’s appearance; he is seen as vile, ugly, and horrific looking to the average man. However, the average man is also not a Romantic, but rather, just an average man! The people’s reactions toward the creature are a part of their stereotypical socialization within society: something that does not look similar to them must be dangerous and wrong. With that being said, the viewpoints of a Romantic to affirm or deny the creature’s acceptance within
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When Victor meets his creature on the mountain, the creature expresses his dire pain and sorrow for his existence, stating that his “soul glow[s] with love and humanity; but [is he] not alone, miserably alone?” (69). He also takes refuge away from man toward “the desert and dreary glaciers” (69). Shelley depicts the creature as correlated to nature, as he struggles with a connection toward man due to his rejection. However, Shelley’s statement that the creature expresses his “humanity” within himself only further supports the belief that the creature is equal to man, so he does not understand why everyone despises him. The only true reason Victor dislikes his creation is due to the striking differences between man and creature that will create a negative connotation and thus isolate his creation. Romantic’s belief that knowledge is dangerous only furthers this position as well, because the creature naturally searches for “love and humanity” within his life. However, his awareness of rejection interferes with his role in society, so he instead looks for this “love and humanity” through nature. Ironically, he calls parts of nature as “dreary”, emphasizing his feelings through his natural surroundings--his emotions relate to a glacier more than it does to man. The most beautiful part of the quote is the creature’s acknowledgement of a “soul”, something that live beings only possess. Shelley describes the creature’s connection toward nature in this manner to detach from how he is created, but rather how he connects to life, nature, and man around
When Victor meets his creature on the mountain, the creature expresses his dire pain and sorrow for his existence, stating that his “soul glow[s] with love and humanity; but [is he] not alone, miserably alone?” (69). He also takes refuge away from man toward “the desert and dreary glaciers” (69). Shelley depicts the creature as correlated to nature, as he struggles with a connection toward man due to his rejection. However, Shelley’s statement that the creature expresses his “humanity” within himself only further supports the belief that the creature is equal to man, so he does not understand why everyone despises him. The only true reason Victor dislikes his creation is due to the striking differences between man and creature that will create a negative connotation and thus isolate his creation. Romantic’s belief that knowledge is dangerous only furthers this position as well, because the creature naturally searches for “love and humanity” within his life. However, his awareness of rejection interferes with his role in society, so he instead looks for this “love and humanity” through nature. Ironically, he calls parts of nature as “dreary”, emphasizing his feelings through his natural surroundings--his emotions relate to a glacier more than it does to man. The most beautiful part of the quote is the creature’s acknowledgement of a “soul”, something that live beings only possess. Shelley describes the creature’s connection toward nature in this manner to detach from how he is created, but rather how he connects to life, nature, and man around