There are times when human beings wish they could live without pain and suffering. In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, pain and suffering are caused by the actions of Victor Frankenstein and the monster. In the novel, pathos is created when the monster tells his story, a character makes a regrettable decision, and a character dies unjustly. Pathos helps the reader have a better understanding of the novel. Pathos is first created when the monster reveals his story. Brought to life by Dr. Frankenstein, the monster begins to identify his five senses and explore the world around. According to the monster, “A strange multiplicity of sensations overtook me…I learned to distinguish between the operations of my several senses” (Shelley, 87). The monster is abandoned by his creator and left to discover things on his own. The monster is similar to a lost child, uncertain of his surroundings. Doctor Frankenstein abandoning his own creation is comparable to a parent abandoning their children when they are most vulnerable and one feels some sympathy for the monster. Later, the monster learns another miserable fact about himself, that he will remain desolate for the rest of his life. By observing the joy and happiness of others, such as the De Lacey family, the monster develops a desire for recognition, which can only be cured by finding his own family, who understands his torment. The monster's attempt to communicate and make contact with the De Lacey family is unsuccessful as he is violently pushed away by Felix, Tran 2 "in a fit of fury, he threw me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick" (Shelley , 121). The feeling... middle of paper... Tein's life as miserable as possible. Tran 4 felt pathos over his death because, even though Doctor Frankenstein made some mistakes that ultimately led to his downfall, he lost his remaining family to the monster. This is a much greater price than the pain he caused the monster. So the unjust death in the novel creates a feeling of pathos. The pathos in the novel is created by the story told by the monster, by the decisions that caused the characters' downfall and by the unjust deaths. Pathos is a feeling of sympathy and sorrow that helps the reader better understand what is developing in the story. Whenever someone reads painful stories, pain and suffering are bound to happen. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. United States of America. Bantam Books, 1981.