In conclusion, then, the creature's humanity derives from his whole being, not from the sum of his parts. He progresses through stages of development parallel to a newborn child, experiencing deep emotion towards humanity and a passion for learning humanity's ways; it is this development that make the creature a unique individual. The creature's uniqueness is his fatal shortcoming, however, because he exists in a world than cannot truly see or understand him. Thus Frankenstein emerges as a tragic tale of failed understanding and communication between different kinds of individuals. Shelley ultimately asserts that it is this tragic ignorance that creates monsters, not bad science.