No Sympathy Here

While reading this book, I had a hard time sympathizing with the Monster, whereas it was very easy for me to sympathize with Victor Frankenstein. I feel like the Monster should be appreciative of the life that Victor Frankenstein gave him, even if he is misunderstood by everyone. It is not Frankenstein's fault that the Monster is not accepted. Also, I do not think the Monster went about trying to get a mate the right way. Of course Victor is going to be skeptical about making him a mate when the Monster has stalked him, killed his best friend and love of his wife, and possibly his brother. The Monster's actions do not prove that he is willing of a mate, or that making a mate would not lead to further destruction. Contrastingly, the pathos that Shelley invokes for Victor left me feeling sympathetic towards him. As a firm believer of science, he did not know that creating the Monster would be a big mistake, but was only trying to further the reach of science and add to the knowledge of humanity. Admittingly, he did not go about some things the right way; however, he did not deserve the pain that the Monster caused him.