Unfortunately one day he passes near a lake and does not recognize his image. The creature's internal sense of itself (its belief) differs from its external perception of itself (Baldick 1987). Suddenly, he sees himself like everyone else: as a monster. However, in hopes of being accepted by humans, the creature saves a young girl from drowning. For his efforts he was killed by the girl's father. Subsequently, the creature comes across the De Lacy family where it lives for several years learning to speak and read by observing the family. He courageously approaches the blind father of that family, praying to be accepted by someone who sees him for who he is inside instead of what he seems. Unfortunately, the father's family returns, beats the creature and chases him away. Even young William Frankenstein, who the creature believes may be too young to judge someone by their appearance, calls the creature a monster and an ogre. William becomes the creature's first murder victim. All of this underlines the contemporary theories of physiognomy and phrenology of Johann Lavater and Johann Spurzhems: the assumption that the external human form accurately manifests a person's internal moral qualities (Mellor). The creature is no longer innocent. He is becoming what Victor Frankenstein created, a monster. This further proves that Frankenstein has failed in his duty to his people