The Role Of Physical Appearance In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Despite Frankenstein's creature being created with the qualities and emotional capabilities of a human-being, his physical appearance forced him to live a life of rejection and isolation. Before even learning the simple basics of complex emotions, he was repudiated from society or in particular, The De Lacey family. Regardless of the attacks and agony he faced for being a ‘monster’ based on his physical appearance alone, the creature choose to avoid actually hurting their family. “But my heart sunk within me as with bitter sickness, and I refrained”, (Shelly, 118). Realizing the fear and pain he brought upon others, the creature began to think of himself as a ‘monster’ despite his kind interior. “When I thought if my friends, of the mild voice

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