Topic > Federalism is overrated - 534

The creature believes he is like Adam in Paradise Lost because he was created by Victor Frankenstein, as Adam was created by God. The monster realizes that he is alone in the world, as he is it was Adam, for he was the only one of his kind. “Like Adam,” says the monster, “I was created apparently united by no connection with any other being in existence…” (Shelley, page 90). The creature was the only one of its kind and recognized the fact that it was “miserable, hopeless and alone” (Shelley, page 90). The monster becomes aware of his love/hate relationship with his creator after reading Paradise. Lost. “Many times I have considered Satan as the most suitable emblem of my condition; for often, like him, when I beheld the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy grew within me” (Shelley, page 90). The monster was envious of the happy life his creator lived, just as Satan was jealous of God and His power, which led to Satan's downfall. Mary Shelley uses these parallels between the characters to make the reader better understand the boundaries between good and evil and how one can also fall, even if born good..3....