A wise proverb once said, “Appearances are deceptive” (The Macmillan Dictionary of Quotations 26). One should keep this in mind when reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley because the proverb is proven accurate in that looks are in fact, misleading. She creates a creature abhorred by society because of his appearance. Even his own creator, a scientist named Victor Frankenstein, fails to show him compassion. As the novel progresses the monster travels through the ends of the …showed first 75 words of 300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 300 total…his own creator does not show him the love that he, like any other being, is entitled to have. Frankenstein’s rejection allows the reader to realize that it is extremely sad that the monster receives affection from no one, not even his own creator, who of all people should love his creature. The reader knows that if Frankenstein can’t surge up feelings to feel compassion towards his own, then no one else will.