Frankenstein 7

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley

When I read about William's death, I was relieved to know exactly what had happened, although most of us thought the creature had killed him.  I thought about Of Mice and Men and Edward Scissorhands because they both have scenes in which a monster mistakenly harms an innocent person.  However, the creature in Frankenstein realized what he was doing, to some extent, and wanted to inflict pain upon his creator.  This scene was sad and evoked (some) pity in the audience because he only wanted a companion and felt he had been neglected.  I am definitely team Creature because I feel bad for him and entirely blame Frankenstein for his upbringing--or lack thereof.  [But that's for another post.]  Anyway, the creature's ideas were valid in that he thought an innocent would look past the differences.  The fact that William was just a child is very relevant to the theme of society's attacking those who are different.  The creature thought that he, being a child, would tolerate him and not be so afraid as others had been.  However like any sane person, William tried to get out of the creature's grasp.  This was just further realization to the creature that he was "hideously deformed and loathsome" (Shelley, page 85).