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From his first experience of the dwelling, the Creature is encouraged to explore more huts in the village. Sadly, he is run out "by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons" (214). He then finally learns not to enter the huts and to just stay out. This beating from the villagers is the first time the Creature is getting his innocence stripped away from him, and the beginning of the his uneasiness towards humans. From this fixation on shelter, the Creature stumbles upon his new dwelling. From the observations he made from the previous huts, the Creature "carpeted it with clean straws" and "covered every crevice with stones and wood" (215). This creation of his new home shows the further development of the Creature in human society. He is learning to replicate the living arrangements of the neighboring villagers. This is where the Creature observes the De Lacey family, and the concepts of human interaction within a family. Not only does he learn about interaction but also many other important human knowledge like communication. His appreciation for the human form grows as he continues to observe the De Lacey's. It is at this moment that the Creature sees his reflection for the very first time. He is disgusted by his reflection, giving him a template to compare his ugliness to the human's beauty. .
Upon this critical moment, the Creature learns more and more about society through his observations of the De Lacey family. He learns the most when Felix is lecturing to Safie as if she was in school. His speech improved dramatically while also picking up knowledge in other fields such as science and government. With this massive expansion of knowledge, the Creature starts to realize that "sorrow only increased with knowledge" (231). He slowly starts to discover that if he does not have any advantages that would make him a respectable person, he would be only "considered as a vagabond and a slave" (230).
