Thursday, April 22, 2010
A New Eve...? Then Where's Eden?
In the monster's readings, he learns of the first creation story. He sees himself similar to Adam in that he was created as the only of his kind. However, the monster's creator does not talk to him as the creator of Adam, and the monster's creator made him ugly and wretched, while Adam was made beautiful because his creator made in Adam in his image. The monster questions who he is, and doesn't understand why there are none others like him. So, when he finishes his story, he impores Frankenstein to make him a female companion so he may not be so lonely. Frankenstein eventually agrees, but when he starts he begins to think about unleashing another monster into the world and the potential consequences that could come with it, like the two monsters procreating. He stops his progress and disposes of it in a lake, and when he returns to shore he finds that the monster has killed his friend, Henry Clavel. He remembers the threat that the monster made, and shudders to think when his death will come. However horrible the acts the monster commits, I still feel sympathy for him. He was abandoned, left alone, with no knowledge of the world. He is not responsble for his actions.
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