... uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened me into silence again" This displays the creatures sympathetic character and appears to respect and appreciate nature and the environment, almost more than any human. This is by no means the work of a monster, and it would seem that the creature does not wish to harm anyone, but desperately wants ... " Victors hell is within. His suppressed misery and psychological torment torture him. This comparison between Victor and Satan in "Paradise Lost" may not be considered entirely negative. Milton's Satan in "Paradise Lost" is an i...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... By reading a Paradise Lost the monster read this literary work as the true history of the origin of the creation of human beings. He saw aspects of himself in both the characters of Adam and Satan. He was like Adam in that he was the first of his type of creation and was unlike any living creature. The monster, however, felt a stronger connection to the character of Satan in that he was ... spurned by his creator, Victor, just as Satan was cast out of heaven by God. The creature related his feelings about his identification with the characters from Paradise Lost in ... the following pas...

• Word Count: 2479
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... he learns "high thoughts and about the violent tendencies of human civilization, and from Paradise Lost he learns to identify himself with Satan, the master of evil and violence. This incident involving the creature's encounter with mainstream information begins the change in his personality and character. The information contained in the books shape his perception of the world and of himself. He comes to realize that he will never be ... accepted as a member of human civilization and that he will never ... ...

• Word Count: 1453
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate