Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

After Frankenstein creates the monster, he is almost instantly filled with regret. What did he expect? Wasn’t he trying to create new life? If I had been in his situation I would not know what to do either. There would be no way to tell if the creature was harmless or not. A simile is used to describe Frankenstein’s fear of his monster. “I threw the door forcibly open, as children are accustomed to do when they expect a spectre to stand in waiting for them on the other side; but nothing appeared” (pg 59). This comparison helps me relate to his situation. When I was younger I used to always push doors open quickly or shout “I know you’re there” because I was scared that a person was in my room, closet or house. I don’t know what I would have done if someone would’ve actually been there, just as Frankenstein wouldn’t have known how to react if the monster had actually been standing there. Because I was able to relate to this scene, I could empathize with Frankenstein’s fear more easily.