The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” was published in 1818. One of the reasons why Shelley wrote the novel is because of Christopher Bram’s novel about the final days in the life of filmmaker James Whale, Father of Frankenstein. The novel is about a character named Victor Frankenstein, made a creature known as The Monster. Each of the main characters in the novel competed for attention from the other and had a chance to be the ruler of the other half. Who is Victor Frankenstein? Victor Frankenstein, a man who used to be innocent and he changed into a disillusioned, guilt-ridden man determined to destroy the fruits of his arrogant scientific endeavor because of his fascination with science. Victor Frankenstein used to be innocent before he became selfish. “I was their plaything and their idol, and something better---their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed them by heaven, whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery, according as they fulfilled their duties towards me” (Shelley 36). In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor was expressing

He is making rapid progress by being fascinated by the mystery of his creation of life. “One of the phenomena which had peculiarly attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life” (Shelley 51). Victor became acquainted with the science of anatomy, but this was not sufficient; he must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body. After several years of tireless work, he masters all that his professors have to teach him, and he goes one step further: discovering the secret of life. After zealously devoting himself to this labor and neglecting his family, friends, social life, and studies, he became pale, lonely, and