Gentle Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In the story of Frankenstein, we come to learn that he is a caring gentle creature. He longs for interaction from others that are nice and caring. He hides himself away to be safe from the people who fear him and those that mean harm to him. He has found a place to live that is next to a family. He will soon discover through observation if they are nice and caring or to beware of them. He was watching them and wondering why they were sad. He thought that they had every kind of luxury, house, clothing, each other’s company and food. He was taking some of their food. Then he discovered that they didn’t have much and that it made them sad that someone had taken some of their food, so he stopped. He found other food for himself so as not

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