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The Creature And Victor In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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The story Frankenstein, tells us about a man named Victor and this Creature that he has made. The Creature and Victor both go thru some very difficult things but, when looking at it the creature deserves more sympathy than Victor does. Although there are many things that Victor has to endure, he is the one that makes the Creature although he knows that he will be going into the world and being around people he still does not put any consideration into how he looks.

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