<P> Frankenstein's monster, often erroneously referred to as "Frankenstein", is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . Shelley's title thus compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire . </P> <P> In Shelley's Gothic story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous method consisting of chemistry and alchemy . Shelley describes the monster as 8 - foot - tall (2.4 m), hideously ugly, but sensitive and emotional . The monster attempts to fit into human society but is shunned, which leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein . According to the scholar Joseph Carroll, the monster occupies "a border territory between the characteristics that typically define protagonists and antagonists". </P> <P> Mary Shelley's original novel never ascribes an actual name to the monster; although when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the monster does say "I ought to be thy Adam" (in reference to the first man created in the Bible). Victor refers to his creation as "creature", "fiend", "spectre", "the demon", "wretch", "devil", "thing", "being", and "ogre". </P> <P> It has become common to refer to the creature by the name "Frankenstein" or "The Monster" but neither of these names is apparent in the book . </P>

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