Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley in 1818, is an engrossing novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Some interesting main themes are nature vs nurture, isolation and revenge. This book explores how science in the wrong hands can be detrimental, damaging, and dangerous. This is partially shown through the eyes of Victor Frankenstein's Monster who is assembled with old body parts that his creator stole from the graveyard, but once Frankenstein sees his physical appearance, he rejects him; the Monster then goes on to pursue revenge, creating destruction and death. Through her expert use of literary techniques like characterisation, key incidents, and her use of climax, Shelley makes an interesting character using the theme of nature …show more content…
As tensions were rising near the end of the book when Victor kills the monster's bride, and the Monster says, "I shall be there on your wedding night." and he goes on to kill Elizabeth, Victor's wife, for revenge. He does this because even after all the horrible things that Victor did to him, the Monster still gave him another chance by asking him to make another creature like himself except for the fact that he wanted it to be female so that he had someone to talk to and to live with and not be so isolated and unhappy in the world. Still, Frankenstein destroys the creature due to being plagued by premonitions of the consequences of letting the monster have a companion, taking away the only thing that could mean that the monster would get to live a happy life, which angers the Monster and leads him to kill the people that Frankenstein loves so that he could feel the same way that he himself does, which shows us that Victor is receiving what he gave. His lack of kindness and nurture for the Monster made the Monster kill Elizabeth, not because he was naturally evil, which makes the creature an interesting