Thesis Statement Mary Shelley s Frankenstein - 2391 Words

Thesis Statement: In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the creature’s identity as a monster is due to societal rejection, isolation, and misinterpretation. Body Paragraph One (Paragraph Two of Five) Topic Sentence: The creature continually faces societal rejection, which plays a crucial role in developing his identity as a monster. Proof One: - As soon as Frankenstein sees “the dull yellow eye of the creature open”, he is immediately horrified by it. (p. 38-39) “His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath”. His hair and teeth “formed a … horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion, and straight, black lips”.…show more content…After eating some food and resting, he headed to the village nearby. At his arrival, “the whole village was roused”. “Children shrieked” and “women fainted”. “Some fled, some attacked” the creature. The creature was “grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons”.