For a start, all the monster wants is for people to see past his ugliness. However, one night a blind man, named De Lacey, makes that wish come true. De Lacey says, “I am blind and cannot judge of your countenance, but there is something in your words which persuades me that you are sincere. I am poor and an exile, but it will afford me true pleasure to be in any way serviceable to a human creature.” (Shelly, Chapter 15) Even though this man cannot see anything, hearing what the monster had to say made De Lacey realize and consider him a human creature. It should not matter what one’s physical appearance looks like. Just as the monster thought ways might turn around, De Lacey’s family comes home unexpectedly early. When they see the monster, “Agatha fainted, and Safie, unable to attend to her friend, …show more content…
He said, “I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley, Chapter 5) The creature's physical appearance was so horrifying that Frankenstein could not even stand to glance at it. His work was a failure because this was not Frankenstein’s intentions for an outcome. Frankenstein made a “monster.” Therefore, he did not know what to do except abandon “it” and return home to his