Why are the physical characteristics of the creature so terrifying? What about him makes him not human even though he has human body parts? The...

Within
the frame of s letters, the text is narrated by. All impressions ofare provided by Victor, who
provides only a brief description and a few reasons for his strong dislike, even horror, upon
first seeing him. Victor deliberately designed a giant, some eight feet tall, with the goal of
beginning a new species of human-like beings. When he successfully animates the assemblage of
body parts, he acknowledges that some of the features are appealing, as he had intended.
However, Victors craftsmanship was far from perfect. While the creature has shiny, flowing,
black hair and teeth of a pearly whiteness, he has a shriveled complexion, and yellow
skin that barely covers the bones underneath it, while his eyes are dull yellow or offwhite
and watery. We do not get a full description of the creatures appearance. Victor had such high
hopes for his experiment that he cannot accept less than total success, which would have
required a perfect-looking person. Instead, he is horrified that he did not achieve that.Feeling
horror and disgust, at the creatures aspect, he rushes off. The creature is left on its
own.

Many critics have speculated about the reasons that the creature cannot
be human. Because part of s objective was to point out the dangers of playing God, she did not
make Victor totally successful. The scientific, rational side to Victor was disconnected from
the nurturing aspects of human nature. He was motivated by his ego, thinking of his own success:
Victor can be seen as a tragic hero, suffering fromor excessive pride. The creature cannot
become human because his father rejected him and he has no mother. Never knowing the sensations
of comfort and love from the time he was born, he is fated to exist in a kind of limbo,
neither fully dead nor fully alive. One could argue that this uncertain state is what terrifies
the reader.