“‘Boy, you will never see your father again; you must come with me.’
“‘Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a syndic–he is M. Frankenstein–he will punish you. You dare not keep me.’
“The child still struggled and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart; I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet.
2:45- 6:00
The Youtube video shows the scene where the monster kills William. The video is done in black and white to show the seriousness of the scene. The monsters voice is distorted and deepened to give him a more “monster” character. There is innocent music in the background when William is first introduced. This portrays him as a innocent child but automatically shifts when he starts to call the monster those names. It shows how family can have a influence on how you see and portray people. Children do not learn hateful words unless they are taught. Victor along with the rest of the family influenced William to see him as not a human but a “ogre”. I think the actors in this video did their best to portray this. We can see the height difference and how the monster towers over William.
The monster’s alienation from society caused him to do perform destructive acts such as murder. He was rejected by society because of his appearance and was fed up with the abandonment from all those around him. The contrast between him and Victor is that Victor creates life while he takes life. He decided to approach William, hoping a child will not see him as a monster but as a human being. He was wrong. William reacted the same way Victor did. He saw him for his ugly appearance and called him “monster” and “ugly wretch”. His first intention was not to hurt the child. He was feeling lonely and discontent with how people treated him. He wanted someone to see treat him normal. After William reacted the way Victor did, the monster wanted revenge so he killed him. This way, Victor would feel pain and sorrow.