When the monster awakens, Victor runs from the room in abhorrence. He is ashamed at what he has done in creating this creature and terrified of the implications of the creation. So, he does the really mature thing (sarcasm there), and runs away, completely ignoring the problem.
The monster, however, does not have the ability to process his feelings towards Victor when he first awakens. He only knows sensation, like a baby, and does not have specific feelings towards any one person. He says this of his first few days:
It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original era of my being: all the events of that period appear confused and indistinct. A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I saw, felt, heard, and smelt, at the same time; and it was, indeed, a long time before I learned to distinguish between the operations of my various senses.
Only after spending time observing the family in the woods is the monster able to process emotion and to evaluate Victor, Victor's actions, and his own feelings about them. The monster is angry at being abandoned and at being put into exile on account of his creation. However, he is willing to put those feelings aside if Victor will just provide him with a companion.
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