Human Error

"Shall I respect man when he contemns me? Let him live with me in the interchange of kindness, and instead of injury I would bestow every benefit upon him with tears of gratitude at his acceptance. But that cannot be; the human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union." pg 138

In the middle of the novel, Creature conveys through his story a major theme: the need of human acceptance and love. I am entranced at the deep thought and truth in this quote. Creature talks of how he has been shunned from all of society, an outcast based on prejudices. He longs for a companion or any glimpse of kindness from a human being. The hatred which shuns Creature based on his homely and frightening appearance is the barrier which Shelley deduces blocks union from the abnormal outcasts to the rest of society.
I feel like so many themes we've studied have been centered around the crucial reliance on a friend or acceptance or love of others- O'Brien searched for answers to deep questions long after the war, Phoenix Jackson attached herself to the memory of her grandson for companionship, the little old lady found pleasure in watching the scenes of the park with her little fur friend. All in all, authors have introduced us to characters whom suffer what we suffer- loss, fallout of friends, death of loved ones.