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Nurture Frankenstein Quotes

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In the novel Frankenstein, it shows examples of how nurture is what shapes personality. The creature that Dr. Frankenstein creates changes personality from the beginning of the book to the end. He begins by not fighting his assailants, proving his innocence, purity and good intentions. Towards the end of the book the creature changes for the worst. This is because of his environment increasingly worsening. He states in the book, “Perhaps, if my first introduction to humanity had been made by a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter, I should have been imbued with different sensations” (Shelley 2005). This quote describes the creature recognizing that his environment directly affected his behavior and personality. He grew up around

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