"For the first time, feelings of revenge and hatred filled my bosom, and I did not strive to control them; but, allowing myself to be borne away by the stream, I bent my mind toward injury and death." page 99
This is the first time during the creature's life that he admits to and accepts evil feelings. All of his previous rejection is like the rising action leading up to this climax in the story. Before this point, the creature seems entirely good, and it is difficult to understand why he has a terrible reputation. Once he admits this, though, it is easy to understand why he is depicted as a terrible monster because that's what he's become. Honestly, I think I would've lost it before he did. After being rejected by the man who created him and a family he thought could possibly accept him, he just can't take it anymore, and I understand that. That's a human reaction. People like to have companions. We've already seen that with both Walton and Frankenstein. The creature is no different. He's entitled to some love, and, like a human, he needs it.
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