Frankenstein #4

Throughout the course of the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the Monster learns how to be a human. The monster learns the simple ideas of the fact that there are different types of people in this world. "Other lessons were impressed upon me even more deeply. I heard of the difference of sexes and the birth and growth of children" (Shelley, 85). From the De Lacey family, the Monster learns most of what it is like to be a part of society. Through listening to their conversations and watching their daily movements, he learns to speak and become more a part of society. The Monster also learns how to love through observing the family. He learns of the love and acceptance that he deserves but does not receive. Ironically, everything that the Monster learns from the De Lacey family is learned through observations. The Monster does not even have the courage to approach the man until later into the novel. The Monster learns to be a part of society through the side characters that surround him throughout the course of the novel.