In the novel Victor creates this monster and then abandons it, this leaves the monster confused, scared, and unaware of his true identity.

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One of the first gothic horror novels was written in 1818 but wasn’t published until 1831. It was called “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Mary Shelley based her novel on her debauched life and it was written because she was dared to do it. The novel was based upon sympathy; lots of different devices were used to create sympathy. The monster we know today is green, dopey, and gruesome and has a bolt stuck through its neck. Frankenstein has gone from being a scary monster we dress up as at Halloween, to a cartoon character that little kids laugh at .But the novel is very different, he is very intelligent and kind just like a normal person. But he is not he is very different to everyone else, that’s why he is neglected, ridiculed and abused. He is very different because of his look. This eventually plays on him and makes him turn nasty the way everyone presumed he is. Mary Shelley exaggerates and uses devices that make the reader feel guilty for how people are treated for looking different. This makes us question ourselves and reflect on how we treat people or not falling into the typical stereotype of being normal and looking different on the outside. We would not like it if we were in their shoes, but why? Well we do it to cover our fear and how they are so different when infact they are jus same as us although that look different or do something different. Mary makes us think about equality and not to judge people by the way they look. By doing this she is trying to achieve our sympathy, and guilt for the monster.

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     In the novel Victor creates this monster and then abandons it, this leaves the monster confused, scared, and unaware of his true identity. Villagers reject him and curse him this makes him feel something that he never felt before, sadness and unwanted. This eventually makes him explore more feelings and he becomes the stereotype he is made out to be angry and vicious. This also brings up the moral issue and question of “Who is the real monster, Victor or the creature?” Is it Victor because he created the “monster” then abandoned it? Is it Victor, for “playing ...

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