It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.
Chapter 17 · The Creature
Context
The Creature is painting a picture of the life he and a female companion would lead. He acknowledges they will be outcasts but argues this will strengthen their bond.
Analysis
The concessive structure—'It is true... but'—forces readers to accept the first part (they are 'monsters,' they will be 'cut off') before moving to the consolation. By accepting society's label for himself without protest, the Creature exposes the cruelty of that label: if the world insists on calling him a monster, then monstrosity becomes the condition for love, and isolation the price of companionship.
Essay Tip
Use this to argue that Shelley traps readers in the same either/or logic that traps the Creature—either he remains alone and destructive, or society must accept that even 'monsters' deserve connection, revealing how prejudice creates the very outcomes it fears.