However, after judging the monster by his appearance, no one in the story is able to see his good characteristics because they are too focused on his appearance. This is how Shelley presents part of his main point, which is that you should never judge someone based on their appearance, because they have many more important qualities. The monster could never communicate with anyone, because every time someone saw him they wanted nothing more to do with him. However, the monster decides that he will finally meet the farmers he has been observing for so long and plans the fight so that the first person he will introduce himself to is De Lacey, who is blind. The monster does this because it knows that its appearance is frightening and no human will see it and be willing to put aside its appearance. He recognizes that he has good qualities while ignoring his physical characteristics and is capable of having relationships with others. Since De Lacey can't see him, the monster hopes that De Lacey will notice what's really important and convince Felix and Safie to ignore his appearance. When the monster introduces himself to De Lacey, they have a normal conversation. As the monster talks about himself, De Lacey is extremely kind and understanding, telling the monster that he is "blind and can't judge [the monster's] appearance, but there is