Frankenstein - By Mary Shelley

- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Examine the relation between the creator , Victor Frankenstein -and his creature and compare it to the biblical relation between the god of the Old and New Testament and humans . What obligations does Victor have or not have ? How does solitude and loneliness play into all these narrative ? How does evil ' come to be and what is it exactly ? How does the monster reverse role In Mary Shelley 's novel , Frankenstein , the central theme for discussion is the relationship that exists between the creator and that which he is

br creating . In this particular work , Shelley focuses on a scientist who makes his life 's work out of manipulating molecules to create his own special brand of humanity . In addition to that , the author touches on issues of good and evil in regards to how Dr . Victor Frankenstein develops his own human being . In this work , the relationship between the master and his creation parallels those themes of God ' and human which are addressed in the Bible , by providing a commentary on the idea of good and evil

The emotional roller coaster that the creator goes through in Frankenstein is not only poignant , but it also a very important aspect of the story . After assembling the monster , Dr . Frankenstein finds that he does not feel particularly well about his creation and in fact , he even feels a big of horror because of what he has done . The emotions do not stop there , however . The doctor feels a measure of fear over what he has created , simply because it was even more disgusting and vile than what he had set out to put together . Because of all these emotions , with especially fear , Dr . Frankenstein feels the strong desire to remove himself from the creation that had dominated his life . The realization of what he had created was an important moment in Shelley 's novel and it served as an eye-opener for the doctor , who had immersed himself in the situation so deeply that he could not recognize the beast he was creating . In the story , Shelley writes , It was on a dreary night of November , that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils . With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony , I collected the instruments of life around me , that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet . It was already one in the morning the rain pattered dismally against the panes , and my candle was nearly burnt out when , by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light , I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open it breathed hard , and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs (Ch .5 , 34-35 . In this quotation , the raw emotion and horror of Dr . Frankenstein can be seen . He realizes that he has not created a human being , but rather a monstrous beast

Victor Frankenstein is abhorred at his creation , which is the same sort of sentiment that God expressed in the Old Testament of...