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The monster from “Frankenstein,” isn’t born naturally as other creatures, since he is a

creation of Victor’s experiment on life. Being an artificial creature builds him up with a value of
acceptance in his heart. He feels very excluded ever since he was born into the world, when he
is viewed by Victor as an ugly living creature. Being judged by his own creator leaves him no
one to approach to, since the owner should’ve be the one who accept his own creation. In
addition, during the time he is brave enough to approach a blind man, seeking for acceptance,
he is interrupted by the blind man’s family, who, again, judge the monster only because of his
appearance. These are the causes that made the monster’s relation with human become
negative, as humans are scared of him and he hates human. Over all, this moral of the monster
reflects an important message through the work about judging people and even about racism.
The work of Mary Shelley, as a result, became more significant as it reflects one of the most
important issue of the world that is relevant to the humanity in any era.

Other than acceptance, the monster seems to hold on to another obvious value, Love.
Due to his origin as a creation, he has no one to live with, except Victor, which abandon him
later on in a short period of time. With the loneliness he possesses, he craves for love, which
should have been given mainly by his creator. The monster, in the part where he meets his
creator once again, decides to ask for a mate who he can live a lovely life with. This drives him
to become more like a human being. After his mate was destroyed, though the promise was
received, he became more furious and motivates him to murder human, which causes the
relationship between him and Victor, then, becomes enemies. With this side of the monster, he
as a development throughout the story, which enhances the immersion of the work, and also
delivers a message about human that no one is entirely good or entirely evil.

Religion is one of the values of the monster that seems to affect his emotion slightly.
Until the current era of human being, there is no proof for the famous legend of Adam and Eve
and how the god creates everything. It is, by far, believed to be only a religious fiction. In
Frankenstein, the monster believed the story completely just like some people do. The belief
affects how the monster think of Victor, comparing Victor as god and himself as Adam. This later
led him to the idea of ‘why did Victor left him and not stay with him like the god would do?’ This
left him in a long lasting loneliness, and see Victor as a bad creator. Even though this belief
lowers his trust to Victor, he still believed that he could be the one who could create a mate for
him. This religious aspect of the monster reflects a lot about religion in general, which effectively
delivers a message to the reader. It shows how human could decide to believe something that
wasn’t proved and adapt them into their lives.

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