Frankenstein

In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, one could believe that Shelley purposely made Victor and the creature very similar to show that just because of how a person looks does not mean they are different than a beautiful human being. Victor and the creature are not alike in their physical appearance but their personalities are nearly parallel. They both have an appreciation for nature, as well as a desire to be part of a loving family.
Victor and the creature both share a deep appreciation for nature and its beauty. Both of these characters look to natures beauty almost as like a getaway from the hurt and stress of their everyday lives. Victor has such a strong passion for nature. Victor says this which would back his admiration for nature, “During this short voyage I saw the lightning playing on the summit of Mont Blanc in the most beautiful figures. The storm appeared to approach rapidly, and, on landing, I ascended a low hill, that I might observe its progress. It advanced; the heavens were clouded, and I soon felt the rain coming slowly in large drops, but its violence quickly increased. While I watched the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific, I wandered on with a hasty step.”
In the creature’s very first spring he was about as lonely as one could possibly be. However, when the creature realized the beauty of the world and of nature it lifted his spirits. He was lonely, but however, he was not completely unhappy because the beauty of nature gave the creature peace.
Victor and the creature both are very desiring over a loving family. Although Victor had a loving family at the beginning of his life, this changed. The creature however never had a loving mother, father, siblings, or significant other. The creature was thrown into s...

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...role in this novel than any other character. The creature ultimately seems more human than any other character in the novel. All that he wants is love and compassion. Throughout the story the creature is really the only one that shows any true acts of kindness; he saves the little girl from drowning in the river, he collects firewood for the cottagers when he realizes he is hurting them by stealing their food, and he is the last person to judge anyone based on their physical appearances. Almost unquestionably the creature is the true protagonist of the novel and is who one should want to model themselves after.
In the novel ,Frankenstein, Shelley shows that Victor and the creature may not be physically identical, but their personalities are nearly parallel. Proving that no matter what one looks like on the outside, it does not affect what its true nature would be.