The first theme, that we must be wary of our creations, is almost a mantra repeated throughout the book. The main character, Victor Frankenstein, is horrified by a monster he has created through an extreme act of science. He is disgusted that he has created a perversion of life and constantly laments his folly throughout the book. The quote below is only one example:
“The cup of life was poisoned forever, and although the sun shone upon me, as upon the gay and happy of heart, I saw around me nothing but a dense and frightful darkness, penetrated by no light but the glimmer of two eyes that glared upon me.” – (Shelley, Frankenstein), Chapter 21
When absorbing passages such as these, it begs the reader to ask questions such as, “How could this
“The cup of life was poisoned forever, and although the sun shone upon me, as upon the gay and happy of heart, I saw around me nothing but a dense and frightful darkness, penetrated by no light but the glimmer of two eyes that glared upon me.” – (Shelley, Frankenstein), Chapter 21
When absorbing passages such as these, it begs the reader to ask questions such as, “How could this