This essay is about how Victor's creation in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstien" is not the beast that he appears to be.

Victors Creation In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", Victor Frankenstein creates a monster. When Victor sees the hideous creature he has made, he abandons it. Throughout the novel we learn that the monster is not as bad as it appears, it actually has human emotions. Although the monsters image invokes fear into anyone he encounters, his generosity, human feelings, and desire for love contradict his image. Although victor intended for his creation to be beautiful, picking only …

…his stealing hurt the inhabitants of the cabin he refrained from eating their food and instead lived off of berries and roots. Overall, despite its appearance, which is hard to ignore, the monster is very human. Its generosity, emotion and desire for love are all examples of this. The creature is the perfect example of how things are not always what they seem and that it is never good to only look at ones appearance.