Should Frankenstein's monster be referred to as 'it' or 'him'?

Mary Shelley herself refers to the monster as "he" and "him," so I would trust that if you're concerned with accuracy. Victor Frankenstein, in the original novel, exhumed several corpses and used different parts of them to make the monster—which, though not human, was fashioned as a "man. read more

In fact, one of the major plot points is when the monster bargains with Frankenstein: if the doctor builds him a mate, a female version of himself, he will cause no more terror and take no more lives. read more

Frankenstein's monster, often erroneously referred to as"Frankenstein", is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. read more

Neither Shelley, nor Victor Frankenstein give The Creature a name in the book, which has created the problem of what to call the thing since the book was first published in 1818. “The Creature,” “The Monster,” “Frankenstein’s Monster,” or variations are all common. read more