"Frankenstein"- THE MONSTER!!!

The so called "monster" depicted in the book up to this point is FAR from any monster i have ever imagined. Not only does he not suck out people's brains and kill everyone in sight, but actually performs good deeds and seeks the love and attention of human beings. He realizes early on that he is not wanted and that he must be careful as to who he allows to see him. He is treated horribly when people do see him and is therefore forced to live a life of solitude. As he tells Frankenstein when he is retelling his story, all he wants is someone to talk to and to treat him kindly. Instead of being evil, he actually goes out and actively does good. At one point in time he is actually described as being '"good spirit[ed]" and "wonderful" by the family who he helps out (page 109). Although they do not know his identity, they do know that there is a stranger who is clearing paths in the snow for them and gathering wood for them at night. This shows that he is not mistreated because he is "evil" or mean, but because he does not look like everyone else. He even says that "[he] longed to discover the motives and feeling of these lovely creatures" (page 109). He doesn't wish to hurt them or to scare them, but simply to be liked by them and treated with respect. He is just like every other human being and for this reason, I sympathize with "the monster" who is really not a monster at all.