"You, my creator, abhor me; what hope can I gather from your fellow creatures, who owe me nothing? they spurn and hate me."
-page 69
This quote comes from the creature himself. He is complaining to Victor how everyone hates him and wants to kill him, but he has done nothing wrong. He has mad at Victor because he thinks that him of all people would be the only one to like or understand him, because he created him. This shows that the creature is obviously lonely. He wants people to accept him and he wants to experience love and friendship. The creature cannot belong to any sort of community, because everyone is so scared of his size and appearance. We see his desire to be loved even more in Chapter XII when the creature describes the family of cottagers that he has been observing. They are a poor family barely getting by, but the creature is so jealous because he sees how much they care for and love each other. The creature even starts to feel a part of the family and is affected by their emotions. This just proves that even though some people like to be alone, no one likes to be lonely, even a gigantic man-made creature. Even he wants to be accepted and loved.
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