M O N S T E R (SPOILER ALERT!)

Being my geeky self, I think that the monster is the most intriguing character that we've read about so far. There are so many contradictions and interesting characteristics with him. All he wants is to be loved and accepted, but that is the one thing that he is denied. Other humans wish for the speed and the agility and the strength of the monster, and all he wants is to look human. He is such a kind soul, he leaves huge piles of wood for a family which allows the family to do more important things. He falls in love with each person in this family like they were his own, he wishes to do no harm to them but they don't even give him a second to explain himself. And he's so smart, he taught himself how to read and speak English in under 2 years, just by listening to them converse. Is that not crazy? Yet, when he is denied his request for a companion all he wants is to do is make Victor feel the pain and loneliness that he felt. He takes everything from Victor, his love, his family, his sanity. But what does he feel for Victor? He leads him on a chase through the arctic promising a fight but always stays a day or two ahead. And when Victor dies, he realizes how much having someone chase him meant to him, he needed Victor, his father, his creator.