Frankenstein Book Review In her book Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist who creates a monster. Throughout his childhood, Victor is interested in science and aimed to obtain more knowledge. One day, he finds a tree completely destroyed by lightning and is overwhelmed with awe when he admires the power of electricity. When his mother later dies, Frankenstein starts becoming obsessed with the concept of life and death, and aims to surpass man's imaginations by defeating death and becoming a godly figure. By assembling different body parts while living in almost complete isolation, Frankenstein completes his Creature, only to be disgusted and abandons him. Frankenstein's Monster is