Throughout Mary Shelley’s well-known novel, Frankenstein, one of the biggest questions of the book is who is more human: the monster, or Victor Frankenstein. This question is one that the reader has to answer themselves and is left to be debated throughout the novel. Initially the monster seems inhuman and a being that only wants to see others suffer, mainly Victor himself. However, when we learn of the monster’s point of view, we realize that his acts are almost somewhat justified, and we even build sympathy for the monster. During this chapter, we realize that it is not the monster’s fault that he behaves this way. The reason why it is not the monster’s fault is because of how society as well as Victor, his own creator, treats him. This is shown whenever the monster interacts with others.
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When he tried to become friends with the DeLaceys, he was beaten by Felix, and only managed to hold a conversation with the old man of the DeLaceys because he was blind. This is also shown when he went into a town, and was driven out and beaten with clubs and rocks. The monster did not do anything, and was even helping save a girl’s life, but was still met with pain and suffering. This justifies his hatred for humanity and his desire for vengeance, because not only did he suffer from his good deeds and harmless nature, but it happened multiple times. This shows that he tried to stay nice and calm towards humanity, but they eventually threw him over the edge. Another reason for the monster’s behavior is how he was not taught how to act, speak, etc. by his creator, Victor Frankenstein. In the book, Victor fled from the monster and left him to suffer in the woods and learn for himself what things mean and how to act. The monster had
When he tried to become friends with the DeLaceys, he was beaten by Felix, and only managed to hold a conversation with the old man of the DeLaceys because he was blind. This is also shown when he went into a town, and was driven out and beaten with clubs and rocks. The monster did not do anything, and was even helping save a girl’s life, but was still met with pain and suffering. This justifies his hatred for humanity and his desire for vengeance, because not only did he suffer from his good deeds and harmless nature, but it happened multiple times. This shows that he tried to stay nice and calm towards humanity, but they eventually threw him over the edge. Another reason for the monster’s behavior is how he was not taught how to act, speak, etc. by his creator, Victor Frankenstein. In the book, Victor fled from the monster and left him to suffer in the woods and learn for himself what things mean and how to act. The monster had