The story of Frankenstein has inspired many spinoffs and was one of the first horror novels of its time. Writer Mary Shelley created Frankenstein. She was the wife of Percy Shelley, and the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Her novel explores the narrative or Victor Frankenstein. He was a scientist whose fascination with bringing the dead back to life overcomes him when his monster creation betrays him. Frankenstein wanted to explore the realm of possibilities and the idea of bringing something to life filled his mind. When his creation came to life, Frankenstein was terrified of the gruesome monster and its unhuman strength. Frankenstein rejected his creation, while the monster started itching for revenge and ultimately got …show more content…
Mary Shelley was also in that group. She felt like she had to prove something of herself; not only to Lord Byron, but to her parents as well. Mary had also lost a child, so to bring the idea of resurrecting the dead to her ghost story, it gave her even more inspiration. Her work began at the age eighteen and was released in 1818. She turned all of her emotions and experiences, into a gruesome horror story that asked what it really means to be human. The story of Frankenstein displayed elements of horror and became a symbol of heroic-evil that reflects the medieval past. Writers similar to Mary Shelley, fascinated over Prometheus; who is a deity of Greek Mythology. While writers similar to Mary put their own spin on Prometheus in their stories, the story of Frankenstein was something that no one had seen before. Frankenstein was a character who questioned the encounter of humans and scientific research. The scientist tests human boundaries by unbalancing the forces of nature. He discovered the secret to bringing the dead back to life. After creating and then abandoning the monster, Frankenstein endures the punishment for his aggressive