Themes In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Often times the most important characters in a story are the ones who are hardly there at all. They often complement the cliche main cast of any film or book. For example, in in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, the main character’s parents were never alive throughout the entire series, and have very few scenes featuring them in action. However, their roles in the main character’s decisions. Similarly, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein includes a character that doesn’t have a name, never speaks, and never even exists. The monster that Dr. Frankenstein creates is craving a companion, and he asks him to create another monster with the same physical flaws. She is never made, but the idea of her creation displays several key themes from the book. The creature’s love interest serves an important role in the story, representing the monster’s need for companionship, his power over Victor, and the status of females in society. …show more content…
One of the main reasons he asks for a second creature to be made is because she could fill that hole. When Victor meets the monster in his lair, the monster adamantly demands for another being like himself. He makes it very clear that having someone else to share the burdens of life with is important to him. “I shall feel the affections of a sensitive being and become linked to the chain of existence and events from which I am now excluded,” (127). The creature mentions that he is excluded from the ‘chain of existence’ and how having another monster like himself as a companion will soothe those wounds and appease him. The creature’s lack of company plays an important role in the book, because he has been ostracized by mankind, suffering from isolation, which is one of the culminating themes. This is one of the key parts to the female monster’s role in the story, highlighting this human need for family and