Frankenstein's Monster

The character that resonated most with me from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was the creature, for the reason that he is viewed as a monster and an abomination from the moment of his creation, yet he is not a monster at all. The creature is born pure and sinless, yet his appearance causes him to be feared and hated, by his creator and others. This emotional, sensitive being, who has done nothing wrong, is despised by humanity simply for his looks. This makes the creature a very misunderstood character, and he faces greater troubles than any "normal" human might face. Human nature was something the creature had to acquire, yet even after being exposed to the worst in people, he shows compassion and remorse. Even after such a terrible existence, without love or family, the monster mourns the death of his hateful creator, showing his true inner beauty. "'But soon,' he cried, with sad and solemn enthusiasm, 'I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct...'" (Shelley 220)