Frankenstein by Mary ShellyHumanity"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelly explores the concept of body, life, "self" and, above all, humanity, which is repeatedly questioned throughout the novel. The definition of humanity is the quality of being human or in other words someone who can feel or possess compassion. Despite all the facts against the “monster” in “Frankenstein,” he is indeed what one would consider human. Humanity is not just about physical appearance but also includes intellect and emotion. Some people argue that the “monster” is not a human being because it was not a creature born of “God” or a human body. That said, the “monster” is not only capable of speaking different languages, but can also display empathy, one of the many defining traits that distinguish humans from animals. Both the “monster” and his creator, Victor, retain anger and feel a sense of suffering throughout the novel. Victor is a good person with good intentions, just like most individuals, but he makes the mistake of getting carried away by his passion for science and without thinking about the consequences he creates a "monster". After completing his science project, he tries to move on with his life, but with his past, i.e. the "monster" continues to follow him and someone haunts him. While one shouldn't blame or blame Frankenstein for his mistakes, one can't help but feel somewhat sympathetic to the creature. Frankenstein just wants to feel accepted and loved, he can't help the way he treats people because he only imitates the way people have treated him, which in most cases is based solely on his appearance. Unlike most monsters we are exposed to in films past and present, the "monster" character... middle of paper... his soul will exist forever. “In the space of a single minute, or less, it shrank, crumbled, rotted away completely under my hands. On the bed, before all that company, lay an almost liquid mass of loathsome putrescence (Poe 309). ” Death is inevitable, plain and simple - Poe proves this in "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". Not only did the narrator fail to prevent Valdemar's death, but this sort of trance caused the poor man to suffer. longer than necessary. The graphic details that Poe provides about how Valdemar feels during the trance shed light on the dangers behind scientific experiments and those terrifying results that cannot be expected. Valdemar's last words: “ dead! dead!" summing up the story, he didn't want to prolong his death anymore, he simply wanted them to let him and his body die and remain in rest.