7. Why can't ordinary humans accept the being's appearance?

Ordinary humans cannot accept the being's appearance because they are not used to it. Even the monster's creator, Victor could not stand to look at his creation. It should be his baby, yet it's his evil monster. Right when the being opened his eyes, Victor calls it a "catastrophe," and "wretch (35)." Later, even before hearing the monster's side of the story, he calls him a devil. On page 73 when the monster finds a hut, his presence causes an old man to scream and run away in fear because of his appearance. Even the villagers run away in fear upon seeing the monster. They cannot accept his appearance because they have never seen a being of his stature and appearance. Ignorance breeds fear and hatred and that is exactly what is going on with the humans. When they do not know something or don't understand it, they fear it, and fear leads to hatred.