Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein gives readers a tale as told through Victor Frankenstein’s point of view. However, his side of the story doesn’t sway my opinion on the Creation so far. Despite the multiple epithets aimed at Victor’s creation by both the creator and frightened people, I believe the creation isn’t as hostile as it is portrayed to be. Upon hearing the Creation’s narrative, I gained a perspective that allowed me to understand the reasoning behind its actions. The Creation mentions that upon receiving life “no distinct ideas occupied my mind: all was confused.” (96). The Creation didn’t know how to express emotion nor did it occupy emotions other than confusion and oblivion towards the world around it. The Creature had to learn about…show more content… Regardless of his actions, the Creature’s motives for revenge derived from the constant rejection he received. Throughout his tale, it is evident that the creature yearns for love and the warmth of a family, perhaps a friend. The creature compares his beginning to Adam’s beginning, he states “He [Adam] was allowed to converse with, and acquire knowledge from, beings of a superior nature: but I was wretched, helpless, and alone.” (116); even though he was ‘united by no link to any other being in existence.’, the Creature recognizes the feeling of despair and loneliness casted onto him by men. He thought these emotions would subside if he approached the family who lived in the cottage, whom he thought were the kindest humans on earth. Days before he decided to approach them, readers can feel the determination he has in hope of being accepted. His perseverance of gaining De Lacey’s trust is distinct from that of William Frankenstein. The Creature’s patience grows thin as he, without knowing William’s relatives, forces him to accept his friendship; this could possibly be the first time he exerts force onto a human and publically demands love in an aggressive manner. His desire to be looked at with loving eyes was best exemplified by his request to have Victor create a companion for him, stating “I demand a creature of another sex, but as hideous as myself: the gratification is small, but it is
