Instruction: here's the situation: you're a highly-regarded therapist for your ability to explain why people do the things they do. A local, concerned citizens group has asked you for an assessment of...

here's the situation: you're a highly-regarded therapist for your ability to explain why people do the things they do. A local, concerned citizens group has asked you for an assessment of why the Creature made the choices he did, from when he first attempted to connect with Victor in his room to his farewell on Walton’s ship. Since you're a humanitarian by nature, you are trying to help them see that the Creature is not a "monster" but a misunderstood individual in need of some compassion, in spite of some of the horrible things he's done. (No one really does horrible things unless there's a pre-existing psychosis - insanity - or circumstances have pushed the individual to such action.) So,in the form of an essay of 4 or more pages, you give them your insights on the Creature's choices, how one choice leads to another choice, and why he makes such choices.Here are the guidelinesto consider:

• You don’t have to address every single thing he did, but consider the major choices he makes.


• Use layman’s terms; you don’t have to get into a lot of psychobabble (fancy psychological terminology) in explaining your assessment. Just as a lawyer avoids the “legalese” when he’s talking to a client, you are using everyday language so the reader (the group) understands what you are asserting.


• You don’t need any outside sources, unless you want to connect with certain psychological terms that you think address the Creature’s behavior; if you do use an outside source, make sure you give credit when you cite or paraphrase.


• Make sure you have a clear focus that is consistent throughout your essay with a thesis, and each paragraph addresses a specific point that connects to your thesis with accurate details from the novel as well as..


• Relevant passages from the novelthat convey either what the Creature does or says to support what you are asserting about his behavior. Remember, whenever you make an assertion about the Creature, you need to back it up.

Think of yourself as much like a podcast personality. You have a "knack" for understanding people's behavior even though you're not sporting a degree in Psychology. You're perceived as an expert even though you might not, technically, be one. It's all in how you say what you need to say; somehow the public listens to what you have to say - and that's why you have five zillion followers and nine homes in 14 countries (some of your homes are really big).