Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? (p.124). There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies? No; from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery (p.130). The movie, as well, showed the creatures creator and society rejecting him, but the movie demonstrated his personality as being very violent. Instead of the monster running off when people acted harshly towards him, he lashed out in rage by destroying things and hurting others. An example of his violent nature in the movie was when he killed Victors wife by ripping her heart out of her chest, compared to him only strangling her in the novel.The movies interpretation of the creatures intelligence level seemed to be captured just as Mary Shelley had written in her novel. Although, everyone should take note that Shelleys description of the creatures intelligence was more vivid and detailed to give us a better understanding of how the creature learned to read, speak, and understand human nature. The movie only showed a couple of scenes and then left it up to the creature to tell Victor how he had acquired the traits. The creature first learned how to speak by listening to Felix read to the old man and Agatha, but it wasnt until Safie moved into the cottage that the creature was taught the meanings of words and how to pronounce them. While he sat in the hovel everyday he would peer through a crack in the wall and listen to Felix teach Safie how to speak. They both improved rapidly in the knowledge of language (p.113) everyday. When the creature was able to read he retrieved the book, Frankensteins journal, that he had found in his pocket on his first night of living in the hovel. This is how the creature learned of his existence and to even hate ...
