... the youth spent a great part of each day in collecting wood for the family fire, and during the night I often took his tools, the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home firing sufficient for the consumption of several days. I observed, with pleasure, that he did not go to the forest that day" (Shelley, pg. 130). The monster saw the ... I contemplated would, in regarding me, have changed that air of divine bnignity to one expressive of disgust and affright" (Shelley, pg. 171). He admits to Frankenstein, " I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by a...

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... able to create life. If he could create a living, breathing being, then he would be God like. In Deuteronomy 32:39 it says, "Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again." God himself says that we should not try to create life asexually. The monster also suffers by not ... rationally dealt with even after the actual birth of the child. The monster has to teach him how to read and he begins to feel certain sensations. But reading only brought anguish to the monster as seen here, "....sorrow only increased with knowledge. Oh,...

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... creature he gave life to, he abandons it leaving the creature to face an unaccepting world on his own. "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated whom am miserable beyond all living things." (125) The result of Frankenstein's abandonment is the creature's revenge against him. He murders William (Victor's innocent brother), frames Justine causing her execution, and murders ... comfortable with the family. The wretch grew determined to win the De Lacey's affection and friendship, "During the night, I often took his tools, the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home...

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... science experiment anyone had ever dreamed, Victor created an animate monster out of dead human remains. Throughout the story Frankenstein loses all he ever loved because of the creature he brought to life. Victor keeps his monster a secret, runs from his responsibility and does not allow himself to let go of his creation proving that playing god will unconsciously blind the ... the monster. The sad result was a creature filled with revenge and violence. By running away from his creation the creation ran towards Victor. "I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel" (pg. 171...

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... his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance. Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and abhorred" (Shelley 111). As the Creature reads the papers, he comes to know that he is not wanted. He realizes Victor regrets the day he gave him life ... he had not learned he was hated by everyone. For Victor, if he had not learned to create life he would not have had all the problem that creating life brought him. By having too much knowledge both characters ruined their lives. Throughout the whol...

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... these characters are faced with immense amounts of misery and suffering. Most often people feel Victor suffered more faults then his creation, but in reality every consequence he faced was brought on by his own choices he made in his life. Victor calls his creation "the monster", but I believe he is the real monster for creating him. The novel ... of this was demonstrated in the book was when the monster finally befriended someone named old man DeLacey. In a conversation between the monster and his new companion he says "I am an unfortunate and deserted creature; I look around and I hav...

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... turned down and ridiculed by many because of the way he looks. Even through the kindness of his heart that yearns for love, he cannot make any friends. He was brought into the world very abruptly by his creator, Victor Frankenstein. Even Victor was disgusted at what he saw when the monster came to life and could not look past physical ... everything. Like the monster, those who are good of heart and yearn for friends are not accepted by many if they are not found beautiful. "I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on." (page 204) In...

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... of this particular version chose to note speech with smaller fonts, indentation, and different spacing. As well, Frankenstein on the Web brought none of the instant gratification as the bound version delivered. When reading a novel, the more immersed and involved I am, the faster I read. As my emotions speed up, so does my reading. However, on a computer, I would start to speed up at ... ...

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... creator. "The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." These are the exact feelings of creator Victor Frankenstein. From the moment that he was brought to life, the creature was immediately judged by the ugliness of his appearance. His own "God" was disgraced by his appearance and was frightened at the mere sight of this ... monster soon turned from good to bad. The monster, was feeling quite alone in the world because he realized that he was the only one monster like himself in existence. "I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me...

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... 's will? This split from religious solutions to these questions ensured that Mankind was leaving the Garden of Eden that it had lived in up to that point. For the answers brought more questions and more doubts as to our "purpose" here on Earth, or whether there was one at all. Frankenstein remarks on the God complex that is involved in these ... I was capable of bringing forth. I was nourished with high thoughts of honour and devotion. But now vice has degraded me beneath the meanest animal. . . . the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. . . . I am quite alone." Shortly after saying t...

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... culturally aware of his position in society through the hostility that he experiences. Even from the beginning, he is misjudged by so many including his creator. When he is first brought into the world, Victor "escaped, and rushed downstairs" (Shelley, 57). Being abandoned by his creator, the monster turns to the village people. When he approaches them, "children shrieked, and one ... Victor, the creator, this shows that the monster was ultimately angry with Victor for creating him as an outcast. "When I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled wi...

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