Don't judge a book by its cover. Famous American proverb that says that a person's character cannot be judged by appearance. A great example of this is Frankenstein's monster. On the outside he looks terrible but he is a kind soul who is simply looking for a little compassion. However he is a victim due to his monstrous appearance and in the story he is left in bitter misery. Both the book and the play present him as a sufferer in a cruel world, but ultimately the book does a better job describing his pain and creating compassion for him. The monster in the book describes his suffering in more detail, is more eloquent and persuasive and also experiences a more tragic ending and as a result a reader feels more sympathy towards him than an audience member would feel towards the monster in the play . The details about the monster's experiences provided by the book are the first thing that allows the reader to sympathize with the monster better than an audience member. When Frankenstein's monster tells the story of the hardships he has endured, he mentions events that have been overlooked in the play. An example of this is when the monster saved the life of a young girl. An act such as this would be praised with the utmost heroism if it were performed by a human being, but as a reward he is shot, receiving only "the miserable pain of a wound that shattered flesh and bone." (Shelley 135) The book also examines the months of hard work the creature put into learning human nature and language in order to be fully accepted when it chose to reveal itself. The monster hid in the cottage for about a year, never leaving during the day and working at night to help the farmers to learn from them. The monster has gone... to the center of the card... the monster from the novel. At the end of the play he appears to Frankenstein, fascinates him for a while and then Frankenstein accepts him and they live together. The monster in the book suffers a much harsher life and end, and as a result the sympathy a reader has for him far exceeds that of an audience member. The book goes into more detail about the monster's difficulties, it has a more eloquent and persuasive monster. and has a more heartbreaking ending. As a result, a reader feels more sympathy towards the monster in the novel than in the play. The monster begins his journey as a purely innocent and kind being, but because he has to suffer the misfortune of having such a monstrous appearance he is condemned by society. Frankenstein tells the story of a benevolent man persecuted by man and asks the reader who the real monster is.