Without a home or any place to go, the monster is forced to live in the forest in the winter. He is forced to teach himself how to survive. Fortunately, the monster finds a noble family from which he learns. If the monster would have encountered a family in which the husband was an abusive drunk and the wife beat her children, Frankenstein would have evolved into a different person.
The monster is hated by every person he encounters. Frankenstein calls his creation a horrible disaster, which leaves a mark on the monster. The creator leaves him for dead and does not care what happens to the monster. The monster had to learn things by himself like the effects of fire and hunger. The monster learns that fire causes heat but learns that it can burn him sticking his hand in the fire. A good parent will teach a child things about nature and will nurture the child. A good parent will also teach a child the difference between right and wrong. However, Frankenstein leaves his creation for dead and wishes death upon the monster.
On the other hand, I need to show some sympathy to Frankenstein and place some of the blame on the monster. The monster learned much from the time Frankenstein left him in the apartment. The monster kills the boy out of pure revenge against Frankenstein. The monster is disgusted at human nature because of all the killing that occurs between us, yet he still goes ahead and does it himself. He contradicts himself and is a hypocrite.
In his second encounter with a human, the monster enters a home of a shepherd, who with one look at him, runs away in fear and disgust. The monster then enters a village where people again reject him by running away, screaming, and even beating him. Because of his appearance, the monster is rejected again and again.
By his compassion for the De Lacey family, the reader sees that the monster is a truly good person who just wants somewhere to fit in. The monster finally musters up the courage to talk to Mr. De Lacey, the blind old man. The conversation goes well but when the youngsters enter he is again rejected. Agatha faints and Felix tears away the monster from the old man’s feet. Even by those who he cared for so much and who seemed to be so noble, the monster is rejected. Even when he saves a little girls life, her father thanks him by shooting him. The monster is left alone and even contemplates suicide. It is at this point when the monster vows revenge on his creator and declares war on humankind.
Frankenstein could have prevented all this by staying with the monster and teaching him right from wrong. Even if others rejected him, the monster could at least have his “father” caring for him.
