societys rejectuon of creature and consequences Flashcards
every character views and treats creature with prejudice
more creature tries to come closer to humans the more it gets pushed further away
creatures og innocence is stripped away after its creator and characters reject it
first encounter with human other than Victor is with an old man it finds in a hut
the man “turned on hearing a noise; and perceiving me, shrieked loudly, and quitting the hut, ran across the fields with a speed of which his debilitated form hardly appeared capable”
innocence of creature shows itself in the creature not understanding why man got dcared
desire to be a part of the community, it’s a social being
behaves like newborn, fascinated by surroundings, wants to establish contact with it
saves girl from drowning. a man fired a gun at “his” body, implying that the creature realized the effect his body has on humans- disgust, terror, horror, showing the community’s rejection of creature
resolves to no show himself in the next encounter with human. this shows creatures lvl of intelligence and his desire, expressed through repeated observation, to join the community
becomes part of community, though invisibly. joins in on everyday activities, and helps others people’s lives become better
even though creature it helping them, still forced to do it out of sight. physically appearance is excluding it
attempts to join fail as the family rejects it
last chance to join by approaching child, believing he can’t yet comprehend the prejudice adults have
wants to take William as his companion to diminish his isolation, however, child is horrified by appearance and hope of companionship dissipates again