What makes us human? Some would say it is our appearance and how we look, but others say it is what is on the inside that makes us human, for example our morals, beliefs, and they way we interact with others. In the book, Frankenstein, Victor and his creation are contrasted of who is more human. The creature is more of a human than Victor because he shows more compassion, his longing for a companionship, and he is selfless. The creature shows more compassion than Victor, first off he worry about the family he was observing while in the hut. “I spent the winter in this manner. The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me: when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys.
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“I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects.” (Shelley 104), the creature has no one, everyone runs away or harms him, he wants someone to be with. “You must create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.” (Shelley 104). Victor also wanted a companion and he had people that wanted him but pushed them away to fulfill his study. He finally created a companion, the creature, “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as i should deserve theirs” (Shelley 32). Victor has good intentions of this creation but when fulfilled he abandoned it, leaving the creature untaught and …show more content…
The path of my departure was free, and there was none to lament my annihilation. My person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them.” (Shelley 91) Victor was questioning everything and had turned into the monster himself. Victor also never told anyone about the monster even though he was to blame for all the problems that were causes. The monster shows more human qualities than Victor, he takes blame for his wrongdoing, shows that he cares for others, and longs for a companionship like a human would. In conclusion, the creature ends up killing himself being of all the burron he's caused wants no more
“I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects.” (Shelley 104), the creature has no one, everyone runs away or harms him, he wants someone to be with. “You must create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.” (Shelley 104). Victor also wanted a companion and he had people that wanted him but pushed them away to fulfill his study. He finally created a companion, the creature, “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as i should deserve theirs” (Shelley 32). Victor has good intentions of this creation but when fulfilled he abandoned it, leaving the creature untaught and …show more content…
The path of my departure was free, and there was none to lament my annihilation. My person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them.” (Shelley 91) Victor was questioning everything and had turned into the monster himself. Victor also never told anyone about the monster even though he was to blame for all the problems that were causes. The monster shows more human qualities than Victor, he takes blame for his wrongdoing, shows that he cares for others, and longs for a companionship like a human would. In conclusion, the creature ends up killing himself being of all the burron he's caused wants no more