Analyzing Mary Shelley's 'An Excerpt From Frankenstein'

I have read an excerpt from “Frankenstein”. The creature had an interesting point of view towards what he saw everyday. The creature would watch his neighbors from a hovel and observe their everyday activities. The creature’s observations allowed the reader to relate to him as a character. The creature seemed oblivious to the family living in poverty. The creature painted a picture of a happy family. An example of the creature’s character is a sentence from the exerpt;”They possessed a delightful house and every luxury; They had a fire to warm them when chill and delicious viands when hungry ; they were dressed in excellent clothes ; and, still more, they enjoyed one another’s company and speech, interchanging each day looks of affection and kindness.” According to the picture the creature painted he …show more content…
The creature thought that all a family needed was, “Interchanging each day looks of affection and kindness.”The creature thought that in the begining the family was happy and complete. He thought that they had nice things, a nice home and nice daily routine. The reader finding out that the family is going threw poverty , shows that the creature once has it rougher. The creature had to live in a hovel so his innocence shown threw when he saw what the family had. They were happy and together when the creature had no one. This part of the excerpt really shows his innocence. The observations that the creature completed depicts the family as happy. The creature’s innocence really shines threw when he mentions the life of the family. The creature’s innocent point of view provides depth into what he thought was a happy family. The creature must’ve been threw a lot with his creator in order to connect with this family the way he did. The creature felt that all he needed to void his unhappiness was simple things. Just a simple house, simple family, and a simple