What influence humans more? Nature or nurture?
In the first 70 pages of the book this question is discussed with regard to Victor's own growth as a person. He tells the story of how despite his loving childhood he still became obsessed with the dark arts and exploring areas of science that most believe are better left untouched. with this view one would think that she favors nature, however, she then contradicts herself with the story of the creation. As he reveals his tale it becomes painfully clear that the monster did not originally hate humans. He was a docile creature who did not understand the world he had been brought into. He wished only to be excepted even though he was "grievously bruised by stones and other missiles," he still felt that he could win their acceptance if he made himself more than just a mindless animal and into a thinking and articulate creature. He does this, but his pain is only furthered when he tries to make friends with the family he had been observing for a long while. He is again run out by people that he described as "gentle and amiable," even though he did his best to make himself as human as possible. The last straw is when he saves an unconscious girl from a river only to be shot IN THE SHOULDER by her care taker. He has had enough, and even though he wanted to believe that people "have loyalty and generosity in their hearts" he decided that he would never be accepted and looks to revenge himself upon his creator. Though he never stoops to the level of using google plus, the daemon was obviously a blank slate that was carved by his misfortunes, because of this one can assume that Shelley believed that both nature and nurture can have a significant impact on how one lives their life.
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