In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a bildungsroman occurs through the experiences gained by the monster. Victor Frankenstein disrupts the natural order of nature and creates with his own hands a creature which he is not ready to accept. Frankenstein rejects his own creation and runs away like a coward, because of this the monster is cast out into the merciless reality of a society which will not understand him for what he is. Throughout the story the reader observes the monster’s progression from a child-like wonder and mentality, to a deeper understanding to his situation and a developing resentment towards his own creator.
The monster’s “birth” if one could call it that was not in the very least normal. One could argue that all the