Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley in 1818, is one of the first scientific novels ever written. The novel centers around a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who at a young age desires sciences and attempts to create life through the studies of anatomy and alchemy. After creating life however, Frankenstein is horrified at his creation and rejects it, casting it out into the world on its own to learn bad from good. Yet, when people see the monster, they are horrified and either run away or attempt to attack the monster. This leads him to believe that all humans are bad, and cruel people, which therefore causes the monster to seek revenge on Frankenstein due to his lack of companionship and love towards the monster. After the monster kills Victors
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Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to warn society that treading into God’s domain could lead humanity into creating things that may harm the human race or that cause more evil than good. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to explain to society that not all knowledge is good. After gaining knowledge, people also loose their innocence because once something has been learned or discovered, it can never be forgotten. For example, Victor had a very driven and optimistic attitude before animating the monster, and explained that “[He] had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this [he] had deprived [himself] of rest and health. [He] had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation”( Shelley 35). His relentless working shows his devotion to complete his animated creature and his desire to find the secret of creating life. Yet, after he animates the corpse, his attitude changes to one more of fear and and “At length lassitude succeeded to tumult [he] had
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to warn society that treading into God’s domain could lead humanity into creating things that may harm the human race or that cause more evil than good. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein to explain to society that not all knowledge is good. After gaining knowledge, people also loose their innocence because once something has been learned or discovered, it can never be forgotten. For example, Victor had a very driven and optimistic attitude before animating the monster, and explained that “[He] had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this [he] had deprived [himself] of rest and health. [He] had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation”( Shelley 35). His relentless working shows his devotion to complete his animated creature and his desire to find the secret of creating life. Yet, after he animates the corpse, his attitude changes to one more of fear and and “At length lassitude succeeded to tumult [he] had