In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the monster created is naturally drawn to compassion, beauty, and love. When first being created, the monster is fascinated by nature. The monster explains that, “[his] senses were gratified and refreshed by a thousand scents of delight, and a thousand sights of beauty,” (104). This shows that he was naturally drawn to beauty and love when he was first born and began to experience the world. He loves to learn and look at beautiful things like flowers. The monster wasn’t born a monster, as shown by his love of nature and his natural goodness inside of him. However, the monster is overcome with rage when he finds Victor’s diary. In it, Victor expresses his deep regret for creating the monster. “I sickened as
