Read this excerpt from mary shelley's frankenstein: shall i respect man, when he condemns me? let him live with me in the interchange of kindness, and, instead of injury, i would bestow every benefit upon him with tears of gratitude at his acceptance. but that cannot be; the human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union. yet mine shall not be the submission of abject slavery. i will revenge my injuries: if i cannot inspire love, i will cause fear. what do the following words from the excerpt indicate about the creature's interaction with humans? but that cannot be; the human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.