What Is The Conflict In Frankenstein

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Another piece of evidence of the monsters conflict is the fact that he visits his master's body after Victor has passed.. This occurs at the very end of the book. The monster begins to cry and mourn over Victor's death. This is unusual because of the violent behavior he displayed to get back at his master. We later discuss that he never wanted to lose Victor, just make him suffer. The monsters way of thinking makes him an outlier in society. This conflicts why he is killing in the first place. He was wanting acceptance but he acted out in a way that made society fear him more. This is backed up by the murder of Elizabeth and mourning of his master.

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