How does Shelley make us feel sympathy for the creature in the book, 'Frankenstein'?

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How does Shelley make us feel sympathy for the creature in the book,

‘Frankenstein’?

        In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote the novel ‘Frankenstein’. Around the time of this; scientific advances had taken place, those similar to parts of the book. People had a fear that science was going too far. Bringing the dead back to life, or creating new life unnaturally were against peoples religious beliefs. In ‘Frankenstein’, this idea was played upon, and so were the disastrous effects of ‘playing God’.

        In chapter seven of ‘Frankenstein’, Mary Shelley makes us identify with the creature. In the book; it describes the creature to have the same emotions as human beings. He has an issue from where he comes from.

‘Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come?’

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This means the creature wants to know more about him. Also, he feels lonely; this is a common human emotion, because we can then identify with him; therefore, it was effective to include it.

‘I was wretched, helpless and alone’

This line was effective because it ties in the loneliness of the creature to the fact that he feels unwanted. The lack of confidence is enforced by the quote:

‘Personal deformities’

From the above quotes, it is clear that Frankenstein’s creature is unhappy. The way Mary Shelley uses emotion that are often felt in humans let us empathise ...

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