which self and otherness is exercised to achieve identity . The angels of the house suffer from the fake identity while the public travelers possess subjectivity and selfhood due to their masculinity .
Interestingly , the Being ’ s identity , in spite of being masculine in gender , is portrayed as the dark Other like the female characters . Marginalized in the public sphere , the Being is a wanderer whose location is neither in the public nor in the domestic sphere so that he can be able to construct his self and identity . Despite all his attempts to communicate with the human race , he is rejected firmly by either gender . He is considered an Other and is labeled a demon or monster for his facial difference which he himself discovers by looking at his face :
In a transparent pool ! At first I started back , unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror ; and when I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am , I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification . Alas ! I did not yet entirely know the fatal effects of this miserable deformity . ( 80 )
The Being ’ s deformity and otherness is so strongly embedded in his mind that he dares not reveal himself to society and the De Lacy family so that he can bestow “ happiness ” ( 81 ) on them by his robust physical strength . He is the other because he is not normal . This abnormality , along with the fear of the other , is the cause of his failure in venturing into the human community . However , this so-called monster is not an “ inarticulate , stupefied hulk . He is an eloquent , sensitive and discerning
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