Simile/ The creature

"He strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener..."  This is an example of a simile because the author is comparing how someone is sheltering Caroline to the exotic being sheltered by the gardener.  The creature has very many traits.  First in the story, he seems very scary and evil.  However, as the story continues, he is actually a nice creature so far.  He was just not nurtured in the right way, and he blames Victor for that.  He also blames Victor for his loneliness because Victor did not treat the creature as a creator should.  Now, the creature is trying to learn about life by watching this family.  He wants to learn their lifestyle and how to speak their language.  By watching this family, the creature has learned many things such as not stealing from the people because he realizes it brings them pain.  He does not want to cause them pain!