Perception In Frankenstein

Personal Perception
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel, the society regards Victor’s creation as a monster, physically and psychologically. Even if the physical characteristics of the creature is that of a monster, it is only after society treats him as a monster that he adopts the behavior and personality of a monster. Hence, the society plays a large role in shaping the creature’s personality and behavior of a monster. Since the society expects him to be a monster, he then becomes one. It is therefore very clear that personal perception can change due to the expectations of society at large. Society is inevitable. It will be there as a pleasure and a burden. Society labels on everything whether good or bad, normal or aberrant, rich or

He is a construction of random corpses’ bodily parts sewn together and then brought to life. Hence his appearance is utterly grotesque confirming his ugliness. Even if he displays all of the normal features of a man, his are extremely heightened up to a level of deformity. He as gigantic stature, superhuman speed, and strength. The creature also shows heightened internal qualities of a man; this is shown by his altruistic attitude in regards to humanity. The creature enjoyed helping others. He gave the Cottagers wood for the fire so that Felix could handle other household chores. The creature also risked its life to save a child from drowning. All the creature was looking for in return was companionship and acceptance, which he never got. It is, therefore, clear that the creature was only a monster in appearance and not in action.
However, due to the hostile society the creature is forced to adopt a monster’s behavior. The creature tries to find companionship various time, but his efforts are met with fear and hostility. Because of all the hostile society the creature confirms the expectations of his behavior by the society and becomes a monster in

After all, he had been hurt by the ones he had tried to help. Due to his inability to befriend anyone he started doing evil deeds so as to attain satisfaction by destroying the one person who placed him in the unalterable circumstances. The creature indulges in evil by killing William and frames Justine, who is hanged for the crime. He later kills Clerval and Elizabeth. Thus, the creature becomes the monster the society had feared from the beginning.
The most telling of the creature’s humanity is the deep remorse due to the death of Victor Frankenstein. The creature realized that all the destruction he caused did not bring him any peace. He understood how he had fallen from virtue, from before as a creature that had been filled with beauty and majesty of goodness. His tragic fall illustrates how one can fall from grace due to peer perception. As the creature leaves, he can be seen as a human being and not a