Text book: “One day, when the sun shone on the red leaves that strewed the ground and diffused cheerfulness, although it denied warmth, Safie, Agatha, and Felix departed on a long country walk, and the old man, at his own desire, was left alone in the cottage. When his children had departed, he took up his guitar and played several mournful but sweet airs, more sweet and mournful than I had ever heard him play before. At first his countenance was illuminated with pleasure, but as he continued, thoughtfulness and sadness succeeded; at length, laying aside the instrument, he sat absorbed in reflection.
‘At that instant the cottage door was opened, and Felix, Safie, and Agatha entered. Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me? Agatha fainted, and Safie, unable to attend to her friend, rushed out of the cottage. Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore me from his father, to whose knees I clung, in a transport of fury, he dashed me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick. I could have torn him limb from limb, as the lion rends the antelope. But my heart sank within me as with bitter sickness, and I refrained. I saw him on the point of repeating his blow, when, overcome by pain and anguish, I quitted the cottage, and in the general tumult escaped unperceived to my hovel.’”
In the book, monster went to the cottage when the old man was left alone. He walked in as a stranger. He introduced himself to the old man. The old man is kind to him because he is blind, but then the younger people return and drive him away. They were scared by the monster. Finally, they moved from the cottage.
After the family moved, the monster went to find Victor. On the way through the woods, he saves a little girl from drowning, but her male companion assumes the monster is attacking her and shoots him in the shoulder.
However, in the movie, it describes different with the original book. (1:01:47-1:08:54), it designed the monster saved Emily, and the old man and Emily accepted the monster. They had a happier time with living together until Felix saw the monster. I think the bear fight is a good part of the movie.
The monster is created by Victor. He tries to connect with people, but even his own creator abandons him because he is so ugly. He closes to the cottage family because he wants to join them. He wants friends to talk and play. However, they hit him without any reasonable reason. All the monster needs is only love. Why we use the different way treat to him just because he is ugly? I was taught that do not judge people by their external appearance. Judging someone by external appearance can be deceptive, and also prevent you from getting to know a person reinforce stereotype, superficial and limiting. In the movie, monster saves Emily because his true natural is not kill people. He can play with Emily because he admires companion.