Man and other living creatures that possess passion and emotion struggle between the forces of good and evil. In Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein creates a hideous creature of great stature and inhuman strength, making him not only with human parts but also with human's ability to reason and feel. Throughout the monster's life until the death of his creator, he is driven towards evil due to Frankenstein and society's refusals to accept him, jealousy and anger, and the denial of a companion.
             Victor and the world make assumptions about the monster, perceiving him as a threat and a "demonical corpse" (43). "Unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] create[s]," Victor disowns the monster and flees from his responsibility to lead him in the proper direction. Left alone to fend for himself, he is immediately pushed away by the villagers when he attempts to gather food. The monster retreats to a low hovel, "however miserable, from the clemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man" (88). Finding solace in the woods, he values the gentleness and simplicity of the DeLacey family, though he never gains respect. Remaining secluded from society, the monster's attempt to socialize and provide succor for others results in failure. He lives a pleasant life until he decides to enter the cottagers' home and reveal the identity of the person who has provided them with wood and developed a sense of love for them. The family resorts to violence when they see him. The monster wants to return the abuse, "but [his] heart [sinks] within [him] as with bitter sickness," and "[he] refrain[s]" (115). In a final act of rejection, a frightened father shoots the monster, mistaking the monster's attempt to save his little girl from drowning. Each of these rejections embitters the monster towards mankind, causing him to swear reve...