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Sympathizing With The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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I too found myself sympathizing with the creature. The creature was born in the world that wasn’t accepting of him due to his frightening looks as was seen as a monster not a human being. He was created and abandoned by his creator with nothing to call his own, learning how to survive on his own. The creature learned kind gestures and thoughtfulness towards others that in turn was not reciprocated by them but to only have them fear of him, beat him and shoot at him making him feel worse and isolated. He saved a young girl from drowning only to be shot at causing hatred towards humans. (Shelley, 125). He cleared the path from the snow (Shelley, 103), at night he would gather firewood (Shelley, 100) for the cottagers he had been admiring. He

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