The monster

How did the monster's tale make you feel about the monster?

The monster's tale made me pity him and all that he never had. For his entire existence, people have only feared him because of his grotesque appearance, but they've never actually known him. The monster has all these emotions inside him (rage, jealousy, appreciation, envy) but he's never been taught how to express these emotions. Not only induce his first interactions with humans shame and horror, but Victor left him. He left the monster in his time of need. The monster had to learn on his own how to interact with people, and he obviously found them wanting. The monster just wanted a companion who wouldn't fear or hate him, that would simply accept him, like no human ever could. The monster is like a child starved of attention; he learned to make his own attention. I know that killing those people and framing Justine is wrong but does he? I don't think he does. People have always reacted violently to him, therefore I believe he thinks violence is a natural course of action. In the end, Victor is the monster for depriving his creation of a chance at true life (not survival!) and the monster is the victim.