We can learn from our similarities to others. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Safie was responsible for the monster’s education and realization of the impact of his physical shortcomings. Without these contributions, there would be no explanation for the monstar’s education and development of his self identity because it was the monster’s similarities to Safie that allowed him to become educated and understand the effect of his physical shortcomings. One of the contributions Safie makes to the novel is allowing the monster to receive an education. When Safie arrives at the cottage, “she appeared to have a language of her own, she was neither understood by, nor herself understood, the cottagers” (Shelley 82). Similar to Safie, the monster
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When Safie is introduced the novel, she is described as having an appearance that contrasts the appearances of members in the De Lacey family. The monster describes her as having “angelic beauty” and “hair of a shining raven black, and curiously braided; her eyes were dark, but gentle, although animated; her features of a regular proportion, and her complexion wondrously fair, each cheek tinged with a lovely pink” (Shelley 82). This contrasts the description of Agatha’s appearance. Agatha was described as being meanly dressed in “ a coarse blue petticoat and a linen jacket being her only garb; her fair hair was plaited but not adorned: she looked patient yet sad” (Shelley 75). Safie’s physical appearance makes her an outcast, similar to the monster. While Safie is an outcast because of her beauty, the monster is an outcast because he was “endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome” (Shelley 85). The De Lacey family embraces Safie who was exiled from a foreign land because of her beauty. On the other hand, the De Lacey family expels the monster because of his hideousness. This section of the novel forces the monster and the reader to realize that society judges people and creatures on appearance and those who are outcasted because of their physical appearance are treated
When Safie is introduced the novel, she is described as having an appearance that contrasts the appearances of members in the De Lacey family. The monster describes her as having “angelic beauty” and “hair of a shining raven black, and curiously braided; her eyes were dark, but gentle, although animated; her features of a regular proportion, and her complexion wondrously fair, each cheek tinged with a lovely pink” (Shelley 82). This contrasts the description of Agatha’s appearance. Agatha was described as being meanly dressed in “ a coarse blue petticoat and a linen jacket being her only garb; her fair hair was plaited but not adorned: she looked patient yet sad” (Shelley 75). Safie’s physical appearance makes her an outcast, similar to the monster. While Safie is an outcast because of her beauty, the monster is an outcast because he was “endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome” (Shelley 85). The De Lacey family embraces Safie who was exiled from a foreign land because of her beauty. On the other hand, the De Lacey family expels the monster because of his hideousness. This section of the novel forces the monster and the reader to realize that society judges people and creatures on appearance and those who are outcasted because of their physical appearance are treated