The Qualities Of Humanity In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In the book Frankenstein everyone considered "human" rejects the monster based on his looks. To have everyone you've ever met reject you in such a strong way that they attack you is horrible in an almost indescribable way. Constant rejection and hatred being thrown in your face. With the kind of abrupt awakening that the monster had carved him into the "man" he is today. With sensory overload and no help to get started. He was left to his own devices in a world that wanted to kill him. It's really not that hard to see why people wanted to kill him, but when you look at it that way it's really not hard to see why he had the mindset that he did. After multiple times of trying to be killed; he himself killed. Not to surprising and not even that far off from a human mindset in that scenario. To …show more content…

Curiosity, violence, intelligence, and adaptability. These are the most important qualities of a human being in my the standards. These simple four words describe humans at almost a base instinctual level. These four facts of the human race have been with us ever since the beginning driving us to evolve to our present selves. I think these are the most relevant when you think large scale human race. Amazingly enough the "monster" has them too. You've read the story, you know how he adapts to his new found world. You also see his curiosity go along with that. You know he is intelligent too. He learned French along with reading books, that were university level no less. I know for a fact you understand his anger and therefore you know how violence fits into his new found personality. Curiosity is a wondrous thing, helping us form new inventions and finding new ways to solve problems. Of course, then there's the simple fact of discovery that moves along with curiosity like a sister. Can't have one without the other. This simple form of human nature told him to run and explore (if not directly then

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