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Victor is not the only human to spur hatred and contempt inside the wretch,
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is also to blame. Giving the creature hope for the first time, De Lacey, although blind and
old, stimulates a conversation with the monster, as he cannot judge him by sight. After
briefly listening to the monster's ordeal andhis desire for companions, the oldman stateg"i
you will unreservedly confide to me the particulars of your tale, I perhaps may be of use in undeceiving them. I am blind, and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is somethin in your words which persuades me that you are sincere" (159). Moved by the sadness tn
monster,s voice, De Lacey opens up an acceptance to the monster, which he has never
the experienced before. However, when the family members look upon him with disgust,
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factor to the monster's vexed state. Not only does Shelley cast partial blame on society
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an over a good heart. Because the monster's appearance was grotesque, he was considered
kind immediate horriffing outcast with no one to appreciate his intelligence and relatively
personality.
justifred being the With no one to understand or share his condition, the monster is
the way he is. As a way to cope with the sorrow that comes with being a lonely recluse, rest or in wretch openly describes his silent suffering when he statesr"All, save I, were at enjoyment:
I like the arch fiend, bore a hell within me; and, finding myself unsympathized
to have with, wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and then
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mask the unlor-ed- lonelr' beast within him. He even had enough courage to address
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creator in person and try- to express his anguish. Complaining to Victor that no living being
all11-ing, after his own image; but my form is a filthy fype of yours, more horrid from its veV j
resemblance. Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but
am solitary and detested" (154). Alludingto Paradise Lost, the wretch confronts his creator
for leaving him to feel the wrath of the world by himself with no one to support or nurture
him, while even one of the most homible creatures has friends to share his contempt with.
Ultimately, with the pain brought by the detestation of the monster from both society and the
creator, the creation has no other outlet for his misery except destruction as a way of taking
revenge.
Although the havoc caused by'the monster leads to severe distress for himself and his
creator, the wretch has no olher way to express his pain of rejection and longing for love.
With everyone's repulsion of his appearance, the monster uses hard-core, vicious murders to
respond to society and his creator. Not only do his hopes plummet, the monster also experiences loneliness more desolate than any pain experienced by Frankenstein.
lncorporating scientific aspects while maintaining the importance of love, Shelley utilizes the ambitious Frankenstein, his intellectual monster, and the arrogant people of society, to foretell the impending doom that will be brought by the industrial revolution.
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