Shelley strikes this balance between Victor and the monster that both are to be pitied. Seeing the monster as a pitiable character, he deserves the reader's empathy. The reader is privy to his thoughts, cares, and concerns. The reader feels pity and sorrow for this inhuman creature. The monster's lament moves and compels readers. But where was a mate for the monster? This is a troubling thought for Shelley, her readers, and her monster character. It is a basic tenant of life that humans pair with mates of the same species. This is a central concern for Mary Shelley's novel. He says, 'no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts I was alone.' Since the cottage dwellers have reduced their stress levels, the monster turns his thoughts inward to ask why he does not have an 'Eve'? His readings in Milton have prompted him to want a mate for his own. The monster notices that all has become better in the cottage with 'his family' since Safie has brought some servants and money. The monster also sees that his 'adopted family' is doing better with the arrival of Safie. The monster is both intrigued and horrified at learning how he came into existence. Finally, the monster discovers Victor's own notebooks, which explain how the monster came into existence. Milton's book is about the creation story and Adam, which causes the monster to question his own creation and place in the world. Goethe's work is a novel of letters written by a youth who is very sensitive and steadfast, who kills himself after being so uncompromising and idealistic. Plutarch compares and contrasts the lives of Greek and Roman statesmen or soldiers for historical perspective. The list is a virtual required reading list of books that are all influenced by the Romantic movement in England. In the jacket pocket are Milton's Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Goethe's Sorrows of Werter. The monster begins his own education, reading the books and notes that he found in Victor's jacket in the nearby woods.

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