... should become acquainted with my admiration of their virtues they would compassionate me and overlook my personal deformity. Could they turn from their door one, however monstrous, who solicited their compassion and friendship? I resolved, at least, not to despair, but in every way to fit myself for an interview with them which would decide my fate" (Shelley 133). Despite his inhumanly ... . Had he been introduced to an unbiased world where appearance is not a constituent of a proper human being, the creature would have maintained his innocence and kept true to what we define as "humanit...

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... being would have, clearly contradicting the fact that the Creature seeks a healthy bond with his creator and friendships with other human beings. In addition, Victor Frankenstein demonstrates more traits that define a monster than the Creature does due to his hostility to the Creature, desire for power and knowledge, and selfishness. In several instances throughout the novel, Victor acts in a barbaric and ... the air with these sounds of malice" (Shelley 120). Victor calls the monster malicious, even though he is the one who has not shown the Creature any love nor compassion. He uses a ...

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Ugliness is such a hard word to define. What is ones understanding of ugliness? Is it a bruised, crippled, marked or deformed being? Maybe physical ugliness is a reflection of what you think of things and how you see them? ... love and curiosity to the fellow beings; mankind and his surrounding nature fills him with feelings and emotions toward them. That previous description of the creature makes the reader feel compassion towards him, and gives them a reason to justify his behavior, because indeed he was not to be blamed for his actions, since he was just a victim of an unjust society ... ...

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