Frankenstein Character Analysis

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Frankenstein’s monster is most frequently seen as, of course, a monster. He is fearsome naturally, but he has the mind and spirit of a developing human child. The creature’s youthful demeanor exhibits itself through many examples. The most prevalent childish behaviors he has are; the creature’s fear of being alone and seeking attention and love, being completely unbiased and not judgmental at the dawn of his creation, and his lack of knowledge of the world around him.
First, the creature tends to panic when alone and craves company as a child does. “While the need for relatedness is perhaps most clearly evident when discussing abnormal development, it is undoubtedly a fundamental part of normal development as well. Our daily lives
“I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound, which often saluted my ears, proceeded from the throats of the little winged animals who had often intercepted the lights from my eyes” (page 91). The previous quote from the creature takes place at the beginning of his birth and happens to use more positive and optimistic diction. Alas, later in the gothic novel the creature is hurt by many people and because of this he feels resentment towards humans as a whole. “I, like the archfiend, bore a hell within me; finding myself unsympathized with, wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin” (page 124). This example of a dynamic character ties into the scientific evidence that has discovered that children are born unbiased and unprejudiced until influenced otherwise by their
“Having developed the sensory motor skills to learn about, and start to control his body, the child moves through his environment gathering more sensory information, and practicing skills to develop small motor development and coordination("Sensory Development." Familychildcareacademycom Welcome to the Family Child Care Academy Comments).
This previous quote is important because it elaborates that the creature has developed the exact way a child would, “I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew and could distinguish, nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept” (page 90). The creature grows and develops as a toddler would, thus making him more childlike than most beasts.
In conclusion, Frankenstein’s creation is a child in a distorted and large frame. He tends to be scared and vulnerable when alone and seeks approval as children do, such as when they cry out for their parents. He also starts off his life unbiased and unprejudiced, happy with the world, even loving his surroundings. Just as young children hold no prejudices until altered by their surroundings as the creature was after he was attacked by villagers and rejected by the ones he loves. Finally both children and the monster had to develop their senses and learn about the world around them through experience. In reality