Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

When I was instructed to read Frankenstein, I was expecting to find it rather bland and boring, as I haven't had the best experiences with classic literature. It turns out I would come to very much enjoy reading Frankenstein, as it tackled subjects of romanticism, the dangerous pursuit of knowledge, and discovering the real monster. What enticed me so much after diving deeper into the novel, was Frankenstein's monster actually learning to be a normal human, learning to read, discovering human habits, and even developing normal emotions. When others hear about Frankenstein, they would most likely expect it to be about a monster that terrorizes a town, or maybe the monster being a bit misunderstood, but he turns out to be like any other human. He wants to learn, fit in, grow, and find love and somewhere he might belong. I find the reason he reacted in such a poor way when he wasn't given what he wanted is that he is still growing as a human being. Such a thing can be compared to a child not getting a toy they wanted, and throwing a temper-tantrum; although in this case, the child is much bigger and stronger, and reacts in a much more violent way. Both parties are in the wrong, in my opinion. Victor abandoning the monster and refusing to take care of him, teach him, or give him what he desires when he has the power to and the monster for reacting in a violent and chaotic way, but I feel the monster doesn't know any better. He is not emotionally intelligent enough to understand how to react in a calm way, or by using words instead of violence. The novel Frankenstein can be observed in a myriad of ways and different people, with different view points will have different opinions, but the lessons this novel conveys are important for each of us to learn.