First, let's examine the alienation from society suffered by Frankenstein's monster. The cause of his ostracism was his horrific physical appearance. It was so bad that people would not even allow him the chance to speak or get to know the person behind the hideous face. Shelley is criticizing the importance appearance plays in defining our roles as members of society. The monster knows all too well how people will receive him and so tries to appeal to a blind man, the only type of person who could be dependent on him. Sadly for the wretch, the blind man had others on whom he could depend as well, and upon seeing him

In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley acknowledges that when men play God, they can open a Pandora's box of problems to the world. Just because one can do something doesn't mean one should do it. Victor never took responsibility for his creation and so things got out of control and ruined his life.

Alienation from society causes violent lashings out at the world that rejected him. We have seen this recently with the school shooting at Columbine. The two boys responsible for the bloodshed claimed that their motive was the daily ostracism they had to endure from other students. So too was this the torturous daily routine for the Shelley's monster. And when Frankenstein rejected him, he sought to make Victor an empathizer by killing those whom he loved. Perhaps less than revenge, the monster only wanted someone to know what it is like to be alone and denied love.

This brings to mind the current issue of cloning humans. Once we unleash rational, independent-thinking people into society, will they be outcasts because of their origin or appearance? If

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