Stereotype - Frankenstein

"'Devil,' I exclaimed, 'do you dare approach me?'...'I expected this reception,' said the daemon. 'All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!'" (68).

From the beginning, Victor had always been terrified of his creation. He ran from him and did not see him for two whole years while letting him wander about. He was terrified based on the monster's large size, yellow skin, thin black lips, and overall appearance. Victor never tried to be with his creation for more than a few seconds, although I cannot blame him. However, his ideas were very stereotypical. Upon the awareness that his creation could have killed his brother, he stereotyped even further by calling him a demon and many other negative names. When meeting him, Victor calls him the devil and tells him to leave. He soon realizes that his stereotypical views of him were not all true. He did not want to hurt Victor or anyone for that matter. He just desired new knowledge about humanity and what was around him, very similar to Victor's desires.

9. Stereotype

In "Church," Dobbins and Kiowa are the main characters we see interacting with one another. While cleaning Dobbins' gun, they discuss the idea of possibly becoming a minister. Dobbins said he had considered becoming one and he asked Kiowa if he had also. Kiowa responds,"No. Not ever," (116) and Dobbins began to laugh at the idea saying, "An Indian preacher. Man, that's one I'd love to see. Feathers and buffalo robes," (116). This was a very stereotypical statement on his part. Dobbins assumes that individuals with Native American descent still wear headdresses, feathers, etc. "Kiowa lay on his back, looking up at the ceiling, and for a time he didn't speak," (116). Kiowa is bothered by Dobbins' statement, but he does not try to explain that they do not wear feathers and such any longer because he probably finds it pointless to explain that to someone so ignorant and unwilling to see the truth. To be one of the few Indians in his group of soldiers must have been a very challenging lifestyle to take on, especially when so few understood that he was just the same as everyone else. They were all fighting for the same country.

10. Stereotype

As mentioned in the beginning of the novel, Robert Cohn is of the Jewish faith. In Chapter 10, Bill shows antisemitic attitudes towards Cohn. Bill was angry with him over the unwise bet he made, so when Cohn returned from his haircut on page 102, Bill mentioned to Jake, "Well, let him not get superior and Jewish." He stereotyped all Jews in a negative light because of Robert's actions and statements. These antisemitic feelings were becoming very common in Europe during this time.

Jake also began to let out some negative feelings in Chapter 10. He begins with the revelation of his feelings for Robert Cohn on page 105: "Why I felt the impulse to devil him I do not know. Of course I do know. I was blind, unforgivingly jealous of what had happened to him... I certainly did hate him..." Jake begins to inform the reader of personal feelings, something quite uncommon throughout previous chapters. He also began to reveal his feelings to Cohn himself by not letting him see the telegram from Brett and by sharing some feelings with Bill. He still maintains an indirect way of doing so however.