Frankenstein Chapters 11-13: Monster or Human?

In chapters 11 to 13 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the monster begins to tell his story. He explains that he learned to speak so eloquently by listening in on his neighbors Felix and Agatha and their blind father.There was a contemporary foreigner that came to their home, in which they taught her the fundamentals on the language. This was perfect opportunity for the monster to learn; he would eavesdrop into their lessons, and learned the elementary levels of English. Since Felix taught Safie, the beautiful foreigner in the black dress, from history books, both her and the monster learned history and English. Along with the neighbors unknown help to the monster, he also is self taught; he found books such as Paradise lost,teaching him to speak fluently. Besides learning how to speak, he also learns about society and the world around him. He is aware of the fact that people run away from him. He began to see himself as society perceives him. This is where I believe the monster grows to be more humane than the villagers see him to be. He went through an entire process that humans go through as the age. He was curious and learned how to learn in order to speak and read. Once he did, he dove deeper into the ways of society. After so much, he gave into this idea that he is hideous just because his physical appearance isn’t what their society ideally wants him to look like.