The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a story about a man who creates his own unique character - a monster. In Pearson’s 12th grade text edition, my Perspectives, the excerpt from Frankenstein focuses on how Frankenstein is aware that he is unlike the others. In Chapter 15, the monster, Frankenstein goes out to the village and reveals himself to the people in hopes that they will be accepting of him. Then, in Chapter 16, he tells himself that he will never again go near the humans, due to their rejection. However, soon after, he saves someone from the waters nearby and is shot at by humans whom though he had attacked the girl. After that, in Chapter 17, Frankenstein returns to his creator in hopes that he will create him a companion. At first, the
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