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Creature Paragraph
Aidan Marchetti
March 18th 2015
Ms. Muhilly
English 4A B Block
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As the creature comes to sense of his reality and the essence of human nature, the creature learns of his creators, himself, and those that surround him. At the start of the novel
Victor creates the creature as his own. The creation comes to life but he seems to refuse to accept his obligations to it. Victor pushes the creator away, providing him no shelter, no love, no remorse. This is the start of the creatures mindset of he is a bad person. Victor states in chapter
15 “
I have good dispositions; my life has been hitherto harmless and in some degree beneficial; but a fatal prejudice clouds their eyes, and where they ought to see a feeling and kind friend, they behold only a detestable monster.”(Chapter 15)
All the creature wants is love

and compassion from others. As victor leaves in relief of no responsibilty, he leaves the creature in anger, abandonment and afraid. The creature is alone when he meets a family named the
DeLaceys who take in a young women named Safie. Here the creature learns of love. The creature attempts to emulate the DeLaceys love for one and other. The Delaceys welcome Safie with all they can. This is a big thing because she can’t speak their language but they show her love. The creature now sees what power love has on those around him. He sees that love can make people do things and he wants to emulate the love, which the DeLaceys have for each other. As the creature sees the love they have for Safie In teaching her language, the creature learns as well. Although he feels a sense of welcoming from these strangers, he still feels isolated. In chapter 15 the creature states
“I endeavoured to crush these fears and to fortify myself for the trial which in a few months I resolved to undergo; and sometimes I allowed my thoughts, unchecked by reason, to ramble in the fields of Paradise, and dared to fancy amiable and lovely creatures

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