The monster has several strengths and weaknesses, which is part of why he is such a complex character.
Some strengths:
- Intelligence (he teaches himself how to read and speak!)
- Compassion (before things get really bad, he does try to take care of the DeLacey family by bringing them firewood AND tries to save a little girl from drowning)
- Strength (he is incredibly large, remember)
- Self-awareness (he reflects on his actions and why he has taken them)
Some weaknesses:
- Vengeful (he wants to hurt Victor emotionally by killing off his whole family)
- Violent (he kills William and Elizabeth with his bare hands)
- Self-absorbed (he really has trouble seeing past his own hurt and pain for the majority of the novel, and who can blame him for that? So one could say he is absorbed in his own issues)
- His physical appearance is clearly one of his weaknesses. He cannot help this, of course.
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