Hideous monster!
The combination of terms here may be accidental, but is wonderfully
encapsulating of the dynamics of the novel thus far. The Creature is
denominated an Other even as the fixed point for comparison is lodged in
the established, public figure of Alphonse Frankenstein, who, from the
point of view of his sons (and of himself) is never capable of being viewed
in the light of alterity.
