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An Analysis Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Every author of books, movies, novels, poems, and others, want reader’s to draws lessons from their literary work or learn something through the author's literary work. However, did Mary Shelley want the reader to draw a lesson from her novel Frankenstein and, what kind of lesson did she want the reader to learn? There were multiple lessons Mary Shelley wanted readers to learn while reading her novel Frankenstein. The first lesson, passion can be dangerous. Then loneliness leads to vengeance. Finally, Mary Shelley wants her reader to learn that Never judge a person by his appearance.

In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley teach us that the passion can be dangerous in a manliness way. At the time that Shelley writes that book, there was a lot of difference …show more content…

I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me? (.......) . I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear, and chiefly towards you my archenemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a care; I will work at your destruction, nor finish until I desolate …show more content…

DeLacey says to the Creature‘‘Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity. Rely, therefore, on your hopes; and if these friends are good and amiable, do not despair.’ This quote is taking in the conversation between the creature and De Lacey, this part of the novel shows us that people only care about the looking of the outside not of the inside maybe if the elder De Lacey wasn't blind maybe he will react like the other people did but that was not the case, he accepts the creature to enter in his house even though he did not know anything about him. Mary Shelley wants to show us that people only judge because they can see and the perfection and imperfection in a physical way but only inside. In conclusion, Mary Shelley teaches the reader to never judge a person by his appearance, Because if every single person just takes one minute to talk to the monster they will see how kind he is, but instead they just run away and make the creature feels guilty while he is

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