I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same defects. This being you must create.
Chapter 16 · The Creature
Context
Concluding his narrative, the Creature demands that Victor create a female companion who shares his deformity and will not reject him.
Analysis
The parallel structure of 'the same species' and 'the same defects' treats monstrosity as a shared identity category—the Creature isn't asking for a beautiful companion but specifically for someone equally deformed. This reveals his pragmatism: he's given up on being accepted by normal humans and now just wants someone who has no choice but to accept him.
Essay Tip
Use this to argue that the Creature's demand exposes the novel's pessimism about prejudice—he doesn't ask Victor to change society or even to make him beautiful, only to create another outcast, because he's concluded that acceptance based on appearance is permanently impossible.