'Its all a misunderstanding!'

When we hear the name Frankenstein, I'm sure most of us picture the square headed green lumbering monster instead of the wiry awkward young scientist who is in fact Frankenstein. Now in Shelly's original novel while she never states the name of the monster, she does however make many father and son like connections between Frankensteins monster and Frankenstein himself. For example Frankenstein gives life to his monster like how a father gives life to his children. It is even shown in the text that the monster himself identifies and takes ownership of the fact that he is the creation of Frankenstein, “I exclaimed in agony. 'Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?”(Mary Shelly, Frankenstein). In a way whether Dr. Frankenstein likes it or not, it seems Shelly intended the audience to view the monster as having some sort of lineage from Frankenstein. It would not be wrong to say that in a sense the monster is the son of Frankenstein and can therefore be legitimately referred to as Frankenstein. This idea may have helped further the now widespread use of the name Frankenstein when referring to the monster. Also the monster in the original novel was never described as a lumbering square headed green skinned beast. In fact Shelly describes the monster as having translucent yellowish skin pulled so taut over the body that it "barely disguised the workings of the arteries and muscles underneath"; flowing black hair, black lips, and glowing eyes. The monster is also not slow nor stupid as everything he learns and is capable of is all self taught. The monster may seem monstrous in the book but he still resembles a human, he is merely very hideous looking/deformed. The monster states in the text “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.”(Mary Shelly, Frankenstein). As we can see he is quiet human in nature, he has free will, a conscience and is even self reflective. He is NOT slow or stupid. Perhaps the reason that he is presented in todays media is solely to dehumanize him. It is way easier to hate a monster than to hate a deformed/disabled human. The novel actually makes us feel bad for the monster. It makes us question who the real monster is, him or the 'humans'. In a way to justify the events of the book, the media turned the monster into a brainless not human looking creature. This way we the 'humans' can stay the good guys while the 'monster' is labeled the bad guy.