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A Benevolent Monster

In 1817, during the Gothic period, Marry Shelley writes the novel Frankenstein. In this work, she emphasizes the cruelty and the negligence of humans, using as an example the story of Victor Frankenstein, and his nameless creation. A creature that lacks the soul, the brain, and the knowledge that his superior has. Throughout the story, however, the reader starts to trace a change in roles making the creature more sympathetic than the master himself. The creature develops and learns from humanity much more than Victor learns from books. The novel Frankenstein portrays how the creature grows and is shaped by society, and is morphed into a more sympathetic being than Victor.

After the abominable creature is given life, and without any love from his master, the creature lives a solitary life in which his only pastime is nature. He travels, learns languages, reads books, and acquires a philosophy of life. However, due to his detestable looks he is feared by everyone and finds peace only in the wilderness where “the unstained snowy mountain top, the glittering pinnacle, the pine woods, the eagle, they all gathered round [him], and bade [him] at peace” (97). In the other hand, Victor does not show as much respect for nature as the

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