opening statement (in the opening statement). Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, illustrates Victor Frankenstein’s Bildungsroman; the inception of the evolution of his isolation and hubris, consequently into an aberrant psychological state, leads to future tragedy. Victor tells the tale of a young scientist driven maniacally by obsession who creates a sapient creature during a scientific experiment. Frankenstein's evolution throughout the novel demonstrates the development of his character from a young, ambitious scientist to a being consumed by isolation and hubris. Victor's isolation and hubris have developed into monomania and psychopath; his morals are tremendously twisted. Victor Frankenstein’s mental state delves into the complexities