"Many time I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition; for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me."
pg. 92
The creature has now learned to sympathize with emotions- and though he is the first of his species, like Adam, he sympathizes more with the devil. The media's interpretation of Frankenstein would cause people to believe that the creature sympathizes with the devil because he is evil; this, however, is not the case. The creature can feel the same as the devil because he, too is an outcast. He, too, feels envy for the joy that others get to feel. If the creature had been loved and accepted from the moment he was created, what could he have instead turned into? He may have been kind and generous. Perhaps, his speed and strength could have done good in the world. Because he learns to speak, and feel, and read in such a short time, I think he has a superior brain that the average human, as well. If only Victor had treated the creature with respect, he may have had the perfect assistant, who could have done work to save the world, not make it more gruesome. Perhaps the devil could have been the same way? Had he only been included, perhaps he would have not been so awful, either? That may be stretching things. But I at least believe that the creature could have been different had he felt the love.
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