Frankenstein` by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley has utilized the technique of flashback as well as the conventional form of plot i .e . chronological . On the ship , Victor Frankenstein recounts his story . He creates a living being and it is due to his obsession with life sciences and his fixation to create a animated thing out of inanimate material . His sole purpose to create the monster is to serve the humanity by fashioning a type of new human He flashes back and after this initial flash back there is linear development of plot starting with Frankenstein

early life in Geneva and his study at Ingolstadt in Germany . The story further narrates his process of creation and post creation development where instead of a beautiful creature , an ugly monster comes into being . Victor discards monster and leave for Switzerland . Story ends with the departure of monster to the Arctic ice and Victor 's entrapment into an ineberg while followong up the monster . Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist and the monster that he creates is the antagonist in the novel . As the novel progresses , Frankenstein and his monster vie for the role of protagonist . With the progress of the story , the monster that Victor created manifests itself as an identification of the traits and qualities of his creator , Victor Frankenstein . They are not similar physically and socially but their personality traits , thought patterns their intents toward humanity and ambitiousness make them analogous Benevolence is a substantial feature of Frankenstein and his friends admire this trait of...