Creature's Actions

"The feelings of kindness and gentleness, which I had entertained but a few moments before, gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth. Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind" (101).

As I stated two blogs back, there is much evidence that the creature has real emotions (positive ones) regarding the human race. However, his view of humans is drastically altered due to a number of events. In the beginning, humans fascinated him and he longed to belong with them and have some kind of companion. He often felt whatever emotions the De Lacey family felt because he sensed a connection with them. Unfortunately, after being shunned and beat with a stick by humans, he regarded them differently. He lost hope for one day befriending them. Many situations contribute to his changed outlook toward humans. First example: The villagers run away at the sight of the creature. Next, the De Lacey family also judges him by his looks--Agatha faints, Safie runs away, and Felix beats the creature out of self defense. Finally, after being the outcast in all these situations, he is shot by a human for saving the life of the girl that fell into the stream. The creature, with intentions to save the girl's life, was mistaken as a threat to the girl. The creature's trust in humans quickly declined and therefore he decided to vow eternal hatred and vengeance to mankind. The prejudices against him explain why he murdered Victor's companions. (Also due to the fact that Victor refused to take time to nurture him properly) For example, his first murder, William, he even seemed to give mankind one last chance. William was a child and he thought he would be pure, innocent, and clean of prejudice. However, even the small child was afraid of the creature's appearance and he struggled and screamed at his grasp. Upon discovering he was Frankenstein's son, he made his first move of vengeance on mankind and killed the child. And as if his hatred for humans could not get worse, Victor destroys his only possible companion. His hatred grows and the creature kills of the rest of Victor's friends. No one gave the poor creature a chance.