Frankenstein / Mary Shelly / Ch. 13-14

Ignorance is bliss.  The creature stated out unknowing in ignorance.  He then slowly becomes more acquainted with humanity.  In his first forest he lived happily.  The creature had very little but he needed very little as well because he was ignorant of anything better.  But as the creature gained more knowledge he became more aware of his circumstances.  “I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me: I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge. Oh that I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst and heat” (Shelly 85).  The creature does not fully understand everything that happens but is more and more realizing how alone he is in the world.  The creature is like a child slowly learning about the world.  He is however leaning much faster than human children because he was created originally as a monstrous being.  He was force to fend for himself and he only gets to learn by listening to others.