Frankenstein: prejudice

"He struggled violently. 'Let me go.' he cried; 'monster! ugly wretch! you wish to eat me and tear me to pieces- You are an ogre!" (page 102).

Prejudice is a very important theme of this novel. It seems to be everywhere in this book. For instance, in the first half, Victor was prejudice towards the creature after it was created. He was afraid of it, even though it was simply reaching out to Victor to be loved. Many elements in this novel are misconstrued because people simply do not take the time to get to know the creature. Felix is prejudice towards the creature because Felix thinks that the creature is a threat. However, the creature would never have harmed anyone ins the DeLacey home if they would have just listened to him. In the second half of the book, I noticed more and more forms of prejudice. When the creature finds out that William is in relation to Frankenstein, the creature says, "Frankenstein! you belong then to my enemy- to him towards who I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim." (page 102). Here though, the creature is prejudice against William. The creature was incredibly offended when William called him ugly and that he was an ogre. This is because the creature thought that surely a child would not be judgmental towards him. Sure enough, though, the child was. I find it incredibly ironic with how the creature handles this, though. The creature is upset that William is prejudice against him for being a strange creature. However, the creature is prejudice as well. The creature is prejudice against William, thinking that he will be exactly like Victor. The creature did not even get the chance to get to really know William and kills him instantly. How sad! I feel sorry for the creature, but the creature also takes things just as far. It's kind of like little kids. If a little kid hits another child, I feel sorry for the one who was hit. However, if that child hits the other child back, then I don't feel sorry for either child because they are both doing things wrong. In the creature's defense, he cannot help it because no one has ever told him otherwise if things are right or wrong. He just learns from others, and the ways of prejudice are what he has learned.

I also noticed prejudice on page 165. The creature says, "Why do you not hate Felix, who drove his friend from the door with contumely? Why do you not execrate the rustic who sought to destroy the saviour of his child? Nay, these are virturous and immaculate beings! I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on. Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice." This is SO true! Everyone here is wrong in the way they are treating the creature, and yet, the only one being hated is the creature. He has a horrible life and people simply make it worse. It reminds me of the Native Americans. People hated them and they did nothing wrong. They were simply living their own lives, trying to live in peace, and people made their lives miserable. Why did people hate the Native Americans? Why didn't they look at themselves and hate the people from Europe, killing them off? We need to open our eyes to realize what we are doing to people. The creature is miserable because of the way he is being treated. This just makes me so sad!