The Role of Race in Frankenstein

Frankenstein's monster is this hideous creature made up of body parts from multiple people.  He doesn't have a traditional race of his own, but this doesn't stop him from feeling the effects many minorities feel.  When he runs into people they are absolutely disgusted by what they see and want nothing to do with him.  For the most part he looks like a human being, but others view him as a lesser version.  He can have full conversations and interact with humans, something that no other species is able to do.   He is discriminated against by most people, primarily for the way he looks, which is something we talk about the most when discussing how some races in our society are treated.  Living your life knowing that people will think negatively about you because of the way you look is enough for anyone to to rebel. In the monster's case this involves murdering people, but you can't help but understand why he would take such drastic measures.  We have seen time and again throughout history where people are discriminated against for their looks and when the victims react, they use that as justification for their actions.  Unlike these cases we see, the monster has no one to turn to for support.  If Dr. Frankenstein would have followed through with the monster's wishes and made another monster for him to be with, maybe we would have seen him react differently.  This is obviously an extreme case of what minorities face in our society, but it makes the problem that much clearer for everyone to see.