The Interpretation of evil is a concept that most If not all individuals believe in. Evil can be described as a universal idea to describe the wrongdoings of individuals in our world that have partaken or committed horrific deeds. However, how does one define evil when some consider that there is good and evil in everyone. Hitler was a man that the world perceives as evil. Through his life he committed ghastly crimes against humanity; However, does that mean that Hitler was purely evil? Many autobiographies and research papers that dealt with the interactions with Hitler during his reign described him as a vulnerable man that was easy to like; This image of Hitler strongly contrasts the evil deeds he underwent in during his lifetime and the
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These humans are told to scream and run away from him and the monster noted that “the whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me” (Shelley 124). Surprisingly, through all this torment that the monster underwent, not once did he try to fight back, instead he decided to flee from the presence of humans. This initial action that the monster portrayed shows the lack of evil that he possesses. If any creature was to be evil, they would not run and take shelter but instead try to inflict harm upon others. Once the monster finds the cottage and watches Felix and Agatha he realizes that part of their struggling was because of the lack of food they had as a result of himself. At this realization, he immediately stopped taking the food and tried to help the family in any way he could. After this incident he realizes that the younger boy spent his days gathering wood and after this point he started to assist the boy with the firewood in the night. This action right here is substantial proof that the monster is not consumed with evil but rather there is a good side to him. Up this point there is no reason to believe that there is evil in the monster. Contradicting this however is the reactions from all the humans that have had interactions with the monster. There have been no real events to give him this kind of horrid treatment, in sense “he is in one sense an infant – a comical monstrous – eight-foot baby – whose progenitor rejects him immediately after creating him” (Oate 546). Right from the beginning humans are exemplifying more evil then the monster. In fact, during the winter that he spent helping the family there is evidence not only of the goodness he did such as gathering wood but also feeling for the family, “when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathized in their joys” (Shelley 129). This moment in the book once
These humans are told to scream and run away from him and the monster noted that “the whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me” (Shelley 124). Surprisingly, through all this torment that the monster underwent, not once did he try to fight back, instead he decided to flee from the presence of humans. This initial action that the monster portrayed shows the lack of evil that he possesses. If any creature was to be evil, they would not run and take shelter but instead try to inflict harm upon others. Once the monster finds the cottage and watches Felix and Agatha he realizes that part of their struggling was because of the lack of food they had as a result of himself. At this realization, he immediately stopped taking the food and tried to help the family in any way he could. After this incident he realizes that the younger boy spent his days gathering wood and after this point he started to assist the boy with the firewood in the night. This action right here is substantial proof that the monster is not consumed with evil but rather there is a good side to him. Up this point there is no reason to believe that there is evil in the monster. Contradicting this however is the reactions from all the humans that have had interactions with the monster. There have been no real events to give him this kind of horrid treatment, in sense “he is in one sense an infant – a comical monstrous – eight-foot baby – whose progenitor rejects him immediately after creating him” (Oate 546). Right from the beginning humans are exemplifying more evil then the monster. In fact, during the winter that he spent helping the family there is evidence not only of the goodness he did such as gathering wood but also feeling for the family, “when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathized in their joys” (Shelley 129). This moment in the book once