Shelley spends about as much time developing the monster's "childhood" as she does telling us about Victor's formative years. For instance, Victor grows up in a loving family, with parents who take in the children of strangers to ensure that these children have a future, and they evidently pour a lot of love out upon him, his brothers and his "cousin." The monster, meanwhile, spends more than a year in the presence of a deeply loving French family, and feels himself warmed by the deep affection they have for another.
And, like his creator, the monster is devoted to his adopted family and does all manner of things to help them, to the point that they call him a friendly spirit.
So:
1) What are some other similarites between the monster's story and Victor's, and what are some differences?
2) The monster never has a name except for the invective that Victor keeps heaping upon it. How does that affect how we view it?
3) Now that you've read the monster's story, and understand what drove it to kill William, whom do you consider to be more evil: the monster, or Victor?
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