Marry Shelley's Frankenstein

After reading Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, I’ve come to the realization that my interpretation of Frankenstein’s monster was wrong. To everyone Frankenstein’s monster is a dimwitted muscle head that has no thought possess of his own. The irony of this viewpoint is that Frankenstein’s monster’s wish, told by the monster himself, is for people to look beyond his disfigured face and see him as his true self, one desperately wanting to be apart of something, to belong. I found Hollywood’s interpretation of this book extremely interesting. They have done what every character in the book has done and views Frankenstein’s monster as a disfigured being and took him for face value, a monster with no thought process that only demonstrates rage and destruction.

            It is true in the beginning Frankenstein’s monster from a outsiders point of view is a monster causing destruction however, you later learn that Frankenstein’s monster was overwhelmed with his seven senses and had no real control of his body, much like a child. When Frankenstein rejected him he managed to learn to control his seven senses and learn the English language, even faster than Safie. Although Frankenstein’s monster was rejected by his creator and by the people of the villages he passes through he still managed to become connected with the Delacey family. He showed his ability to care for others when he cut them firewood so Felix wouldn’t have to go into the woods. Moreover, after he was once again rejected, this time by the Delacey family, he still risked his existence to save a little girl who fell into the river. After experiencing nothing but rejection from everyone, Frankenstein’s monster tried one last time to connect with the human race, with a child he found in the woods, that boy happened to be William.  After William rejected him and hearing the name of his creator, who also rejected him and left him to rot in this world as a monster, Frankenstein’s monster finally broke. He strangled William and framed the maid for revenge. Frankenstein’s monster even stated that his maliciousness was because he was miserable. After hearing Frankenstein’s monster’s side of the story it makes you question who really was the monster?