Humans ' Anger Me, And I Disgust Them

People should be judged on their character and personality, instead of outward appearances. It is hard to feel handsome or pretty all of the time; picking out all of the insecurities. Feeling awkward and out of place in front of friends and family can be hard to deal with. Everyone can relate to the creature every once in awhile. The theme, “Beauty isn’t skin deep, it’s what’s inside that matters”, can be found throughout Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, when the blind old man enjoys the company of the creature, the creature yearns for a mate, and at the end of the story, the creature does weep for Victor when he dies.

The Creature ran away and tried to turn to other people. It did not want anything bad but simply attention and support. Nevertheless, his appearance made people feel disgust and everybody tried to hurt him. The Creature could not understand why it was treated so cruelly and suffered so much. It was completely isolated and nobody cared for this living being who wanted to be loved so desperately! Such

Some people may believe that if you are ugly, you will not be successful in society. In Frankenstein, Shelley reinstates the fact that the Creation does take steps to learn about the world around him and become a better “person.” Throughout the book, he observes the humans in order to learn words and collect wood for them, proving that he is not truly a monster. The quotation, “You, my creator, detestm and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us” (Shelley 113) analyzes this concept. By incorporating logos into Frankenstein, Shelley makes the point that we cannot control the way we look.

the big idea: cruelty leads to dehumanization (either by idolizing someone as a hero: ‘the undefeatable’, ‘god-like’, or villainizing someone: ‘tyrannus villain’, ‘hell-creature’, ‘earth-razer’)

I believe that human beings are basically good. When they are first born and grow up as babies and toddlers, humans are innocent. However, with the effects of outside experiences and social expectations, human beings can be prone to evil. Humans want to be recognized within society and this can be seen in the movie, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”. Due to the social environment that Tom Ripley lives in, he feels the need to fit in and be wealthy like the people around him. This causes him to seek for ways, whether the action is moral or immoral, to attain a higher social status.

There are extensive amounts of vile people in the world. An example is a man named general Zaroff who hunts humans in “The most Dangerous Game”. Animals gave bore to him, so he began to hunt humans as a sport. Zaroff purchased an island known

It always find a way to categorize or place labels on things. Although, some of these placements are accurate, majority of them are misconceptions. People in this society are prejudice toward the creature and often place him in an evil category based on his appearance. They hold disdain for people unlike them, especially for a creature they never seen before. Society wrongly treat the creature on the assumption he is a monster. They torment him because of his forbidding look. The moment he was accused of murder he demeanor took a turn for the worst. “I had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone. The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind” (16. 19-20). Neglecting the sunshine and truce, society has brought the monster out of the monster. This led to the mass murder of Victor Frankenstein’s brother and

The true nature of human beings, when they are born, is kind hearted and gracious, but their own species tarnishes them and they turn malignant. One piece of evidence to support my claim incorporates quotes from the book Frankenstein. In the beginning of the monster’s expedition , he is innocent and sympathizes with the Delacey family. The monster explains how he was sad when they were sad and would feel whatever they felt (Shelley 75). But, this all changed when the human species rejected him for his appearance. His character went from well behaved to atrocious. After not getting accepted, many unfavorable thoughts had crossed his mind and he desired to do many bad things (Shelley 92). When reading these quotes, the reader can comprehend that

The difference between the old man and the other humans he encountered was his blindness, allowing him to have an unprejudiced view of people. Through their conversation, the old man said “I am blind and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is something in your words which persuades me that you are sincere. I am poor and an exile, but it will afford me true pleasure to be in any way serviceable to a human creature” (159). He was able to identify the monster as a sincere and human creature because he was unable to perceive his appearance. This shows that, beyond his inhuman countenance that betrays his nature, the monster was just any lonely human. In fact, he was kinder and more forgiving than most humans. Even after being chased out by the family he loved and succumbing to a fit of anger, he still attempted to befriend humans. When he encountered the girl who fell into a river, he immediately resolved to save her. However, when her companion arrived, he shot at the monster despite his benevolent actions. Following that, he swore revenge against humanity, but once again attempted to befriend humanity through William, who he perceived was a child filled with innocence. Yet, even as a child, William judged the monster by his appearance, calling him a “hideous monster”, “ugly wretch, and “ogre” (169). In the previous examples, it

By the definition, “Humanity,” that amounts to a tautology: humanity is that which makes humans human.” (Festa). The humanity of an individual is reflective of its personality. There are characters who are naturally benevolent; some learn through compassion and while others learn through misery. However, in general some are the opposite of benevolent. For instance, some individuals are indeed inconsiderate, arrogant, and most of

Numerous accounts of hate of the monster just because of his frightful appearance follow this, including the villagers throwing rocks and driving away the monster (Shelley 91), the crushing blow to the creatures emotions when Felix drove him away (Shelley 119-120) and final straw before the creature turned against humanity, when the man shot the monster after he had saved a girl's life (Shelley 126). How very little has changed since then! Today when one is driving in our own fair city, Prince George, one sees a native man late at night and automatically assumes that he is a drunk. Or perhaps on seeing an older woman in high fashion dresses, one soon thinks he stuck up solely on her looks. In a more extreme example, think of the movie The Elephant Man where an extremely disfigured man tried to fit into mainstream society and ends up in a carnival, and later as a medical showcase. But deep inside Jerry Merrick, as the elephant man was then called, is an ideal citizen, caring and virtuous. Lastly closer to home, in any given public high school, one instantly and almost unknowingly classifies students into separate categories of Prep, Pothead, Jock, Cowboy, Skater, Slut, Goth, and other classifications as well. If one tries getting acquainted with these people, it is often find that they are, like Frankenstein's monster, are very nice people.

In this essay I will examine how the monster’s looks and actions reflect the predominant cultural feelings that those who look different are bad, evil or incapable of normal feelings. That somehow because one may look different from the rest of us there must be something emotionally as well as physically wrong with them.

This example of the significance of appearance in modern society is also echoed in Frankenstein. The parallel between the society in the novel and modern society is that of snap judgements based solely on appearances. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein is a perpetrator of such judgements. Victor “selected his features as beautiful.” Here it is seen Victor’s shallowness as he picked the most perfect body parts and beauteous features, all to be pieced together in great anticipation. However as one can see, the result is horrific and due to the hideousness of the wretch that he has created, he abandons him. This same shallowness of judgement due to appearance again surfaces when Victor accuses the creature of murdering William

The creature. From the moment he is brought to life, is absolutely hated. Everyone including his own creator are absolutely repulsed by him. His morbid looks and his monster like physique cause everyone to hate him. The purpose in doing so is that it provides insight into society’s mindset as a whole. Society, in this aspect, wants no deviation from the norm,

Beauty undergoes a physical alteration essential for her negative transformation, due to her susceptibility to corruptibility. Since “she was learning at the end of her adolescence, how to be a spoiled child and that pearly skin of hers was plumping out, a little, with high living and compliments” (48–49). Beauty transformed into a snobbish woman who became obsessed with materialistic objects and her looks. Her epiphytic moment for redemption occurs when the spaniel is at the door, thinking the Beast has come to collect her. She acts as a supplementary element, who offers companionship to the Beast. She is a loyal hybrid figure, half human half beast and despite being, “[a] well brushed, jewelled dog” (49) she demonstrates human capacity for compassion,