-Poovey argues that the monster and Frankenstein's egotism is a direct result of their lack of strong domestic relationships (in Victor's case, the paucity of strong familial connections is when he goes off to study, not all the time). This egotism spawns unchecked imaginations and desires. Poovey writes that it is near impossible for selfishness and tight familial bonds to co-exist.
-She argues that Victor's creation does not stem from his self-assertion, but from his-self denial.
-Poovey argues that it is solely Victor's imagination and unrealistic visions that makes him initially believe the natural world is hospitable, and that these imaginations should not be trusted.
-She contends that Victor and the monster alike have a thirst for knowledge that, while initially thought to be advantageous to their maturation, turns out to lead to the "terrible realization of innate grotesqueness."
-Poovey argues that the mere pathos hints that Shelley identified with, and sympathized with, the victim of Victor's imagination. Because we as readers are able to see the individual events that lead up to the monster's evilness, and because he was fundamentally neutral in the beginning, Shelley has tended to make us bias in favor of the monster.
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