Rejection Of The Worst Kind

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In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, mankind constantly rejects her monster. Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s creation attempts to love and to be loved by his creator and by mankind. Through his rejections, the Monster learns that man was born good and taught evil. It was not until the people that surrounded him taught him evil, did he know anything other than good. Rejected by his creator and by mankind, the Monster soon found that his appearance prevented him from having any kind of companion.
The night of his creation the Monster wonders into the woods to find shelter. The Monster that people should accept him for who he was and not reject him because of his outward appearance. The Monster came upon a family in the woods and watched them through the window of the family’s house. The Monster becomes fond of the family, “They are kind – they are the most excellent creatures in the world; but, unfortunately, they are prejudiced against me”(Shelley 140). He feels that he can start to make an acquaintance of the family, because he watched the family’s daily life, instead of judging the family by outward beauty. The Monster makes plans to be accepted into the De’Lacy family, by first introducing himself to the blind father. This way the Monster may be able to override any judgement of his outward appearance. The plan works until the rest of the family returns home. The De’Lacy’s are frightened by his appearance and run him out of the house. Someone he was trying to love or to be loved by has now rejected the Monster. All the rejection was based on prejudgment and his outward appearance.
If only the Monster could find one person that would love him for who he was. The Monster encountered William, his creator’s brother, hoping that he would be his companion. William was a young boy who the Monster thought would not be old enough to have learned the evils of the world and would provide a much needed accepta...