After reading Paradise Lost, the monster learns of the story of Adam and Eve through which he feels a connection to Adam. He compares Adam to himself to underline the commonalities and differences between the two. However, it is the differences that infuriate the monster. The only similarity between the two is that they were both created and “united by no link to any other being” that exists in the world, meaning that both creatures were all alone (Shelley 87).With this similarity between Adam and the monster, the loneliness and solitude that they faced can be felt. Both suffered because they differed from those that were present and although they were surrounded by all …show more content…
Although the monster was able to learn some things for himself, his education and knowledge was very limited. Frankenstein was the monster’s father and creator, and therefore supposed to care for the monster and nurture it. However by not doing that, the monster found another reason to blame Frankenstein for his state of being. The monster felt “wretched, helpless, and alone” because the one person whom he should have been able to count on was never there for him (Shelley 87). He didn’t have anyone to help in his upbringing and was thrown into the evil world of mankind all on his own. The dark and harsh language that the monster used to describe himself can be associated with the evil aspects in the human race. The monster in all his hideousness and wickedness represents the darker side of humanity. Because Frankenstein was never there to care for the monster, the darkness took over rather than the goodness which led the monster to the path of