Many lessons are implanted into the novel, including how society acts towards anything out of the norm. Society characterizes a person by only his or her outer appearance, therefore not getting to know the true person. This happens within the novel, Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein was not a pleasant site to look at, which made it hard for him to make friends and fit into society. The lesson, "don't judge a book by its cover" is shown throughout this novel, concluding that the novel Frankenstein does have a place in our world today. This novel should be taught in high school and college classes because it will help relay a message to the students and each student who reads this novel will feel as if they have learned an important lesson they may not have originally paid attention to.
             Society always summarizes a person's characteristics by his or her physical appearance. The human race has set an unbreakable code that individuals must follow to be accepted. Hatred is used against the people who do not follow this "standard", for the sole reason of being different. For example, within the novel when the creature went into town for the first time, he hardly stepped out the door and children shrieked and women fainted. From that moment on he realized that people hated him because of his appearance. If the villagers had not run away at the sight of him, then they might have gotten to know his personality. The monster tried to accomplish this when he encountered the De Lacey family. The monster hoped to gain friendship from the old man and eventually his children. Being that the old man was blind, gave the monster hope because then he would not see the monster's repulsive characteristics. The creature barely conversed with the old man before his children returned home from their journey and saw a monstrous creature at the foot of their father attempting to do harm to the helpless elder. "Felix darted forward, and with ...