Lack Of Knowledge In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic novel that has captivated readers for centuries. Originally published in 1818 and written at a time before modern scientific understandings, the novel tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates life from dead flesh. The creature he creates is left alone and eventually turns against him in revenge for the loneliness and rage he felt for his creator. At the beginning of the book, you can see that victor was traveling around the world searching for these mythical pieces of knowledge, when Shelley says, “There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” – letter 2 You can compare this to the real world be relating that people all over the world do this weather it’s

“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” We should be able to relate to all the characters in the book, if we are all conscious and all have feelings/emotions then we have the capability to feel even if its through the book. Eventually you might just experience that emotion throughout your life. In life there one of the biggest obstacles you’re going to have to overcome is yourself and your ability to walk the tightrope trough your infinite mind. Something like this is portrayed throughout the story whether it be victor almost going mad from his own creation or the monster walking into a completely new

The gentle words of Agatha and the animated smiles of the charming Arabian were not for me. The mild exhortations of the old man and the lively conversation of the loved Felix were not for me. Miserable, unhappy wretch!” pg000}} In this quote you can feel the expressions that the monster went through not only because of the way Shelley wrote the book but also could relate to the monster form his perspective of him “observing form a birds eye view.” We are able to read that the monster was feeling these emotions as if he were watching them through a television. “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel…” p90 This text is an allusion to The Holy Bible referring to the first man Adam and the fallen angel