Through Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the reader is led to sympathize with the monstrous creature, created by Victor Frankenstein. Despite the internal contradictions, the creature has the indisputable external appearance of a monster, repugnant even to its creator himself. Inevitably appearance becomes the most significant quality of the creature, which eliminates any recognition of other more human qualities. As a result, any possibility of acceptance within human society is completely destroyed. The creature itself also recognizes this fact. Expressing many human qualities, such rejection and resulting loneliness have an enormous impact on the creature, especially in the impressionable years following its initial animation. With the psychological effects caused by these factors, the creature is sent into a rage, causing tragedies throughout the course of the novel. Many may question Victor's guilt and lack of responsibility towards his creation; however, the ultimate blame for events must be assigned by considering the situation on a larger scale. Without a structured start to life, the creature is subjected to the harsh society around it, whose reactions only lead the creature to exile and psychological torment, justifying its wrong actions. Because of the creature's outward appearance, there is never hope of being accepted within human society. Again and again the creature finds itself repelled and attacked by all beings, and quickly realizes that it is abhorred by its world. Joyce Carol Oates, an American author and Princeton professor, describes the situation in her article "Frankenstein's Fallen Angel." He recognizes that, like any human, the creature “requires love to become less monstrous, but, because he is a monster, love is denied him” (Oates, 546). Oates suggests that the creature can never be loved