The Forbidden Fruit, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

'All things truly wicked start from an innocence.' Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)         The Creature was not born evil. Nor was his corruption his fault. He was born innocent, without fault or sin. The Creature was turned to a Monster after he learned of humanity, and what a cold, cruel thing it can be. He was shunned, beaten, chased, and persecuted by those who did not understand him. The Monster then turned bitter and vengeful, and …

…wilderness, the Creature would have retained in virtue. However, once he was brought into the world of man, he slowly became a diabolical demon. He became bitter as he realized what he was, and as humanity shunned and beat him. The Creature was not evil, but he was more like Adam, who tasted of the Tree of Knowledge and opened his eyes to his world, and was then cast from the blissful paradise of innocence.