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In agreement that Mary Shelly's novel, "Frankenstein" takes its meaning from tensions surrounding the cultural concerns of human nature, its potentials and limits and forces that go into the making. The following will support this statement and tie traits from the book to today's society.

Many lessons are embedded into Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, including how society acts towards the different. The monster fell victim to the judging of a a person by only his or her outer appearance. Whether people like it or not, society summarizes a person's characteristics by his or her physical appearance. Society has set an unbreakable code individuals must follow to be accepted. Those who don't follow the "standard" are hated by the crowd and banned for the reason of being different. When the monster ventured into a town he "had hardly placed [his] foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted" . From that moment on he realized that people did not like his appearance and hated him because of it.

If villagers didn't run away at the sight of him, then they might have even enjoyed his personality. The monster tried to accomplish this when he encountered the De Lacey family. The monster hoped to gain fr

We as a society are the ones responsible for the transformation of the once childlike creature into the monster we all know. The public doesn't realize that our society has flaws, and that they must be removed before our primal instincts continue to isolate and hurt the people who are different. With such a large amount of technology among us, some people may wonder why such an advanced civilization still clings on to such primitive ways of categorizing people.

This is the beginning of Victor's disclaiming attitude toward his creation and consequently initiates the monster's condemnation to a life devoid of human companionship. At "birth," the creature appears to not be either violent or vicious, but unfortunately, the rejection by his creator drives it to a life full of revenge. Rather than focusing this child-like hatred on Victor, the monster hits its creator where it hurts; his loved ones. This originally peaceful monster, now bitter and hateful, resorts to random acts of violence to compensate for its mistreatment.

"...But remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night"(163). These words echo through Victor Frankenstein's head, making him uneasy and spiteful towards the beast for being "the murderer of my peace"(163). But a deeper meaning lies behind this statement by the monster. The creature does in fact appear on Victor's wedding night, but he is not the target, Elizabeth his wife is. The monster has administered complete revenge on Victor by eliminating the creator's dearest love; "lifeless and inanimate...her bloodless arms and relaxed form flung by the murderer on its bridal brier"(189). This, consequently, is a parallel to the isolation from love bestowed on the monster.

"Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed"(132). The monster, now totally rejected by man, has reached the point where life seems hopeless. Despite this, the creature does suggest a remedy for its brooding melancholy; a mate. " I am malicious because I am miserable...and you my creator should pity me,"(140) is the excuse used by the beast and threatens to "work at your (Victor) destruction" and "desolate your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth"(141) if Victor did not comply. Conscience ov

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