acter sees is a crucial motive for actions throughout Frankenstein. It the climax of the novel, when the monster pleads with Frankenstein to create a companion for himself, Frankensteingains compassion and agrees to create a companion only after struggling with indecision. Every time Frankenstein would look at the monster, he would not comply with he monster's desire, but when he only heard the monster, he would regain his compassion and agree to create a companion. 
Yet again in the novel, the monster witnesses a similar situation. "When [Walton] again cast[s his] eyes on the lifeless form of [his] friend [Frankenstein], indignation [is] rekindled within [Walton]" (187). Unpleasant thoughts are provoked by unpleasant sight, which is often associated with the monster and the results of his murderous actions.
Sight is perhaps the most powerful sense a being possesses. A single glance creates strong emotions. Unfortunately, Frankenstein shows the darker sides of man: his reliance on sight to judge someone and act in a negative manner. Maybe if sight were absent, the monster would have lived a normal human life, one of
no judgement and reactions based on looks.
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