Themes of Frankenstein | Themes of Frankenstein

During the early 1800's, English, romantic novelist, Mary Shelley, has written a science fiction novel entitled Frankenstein. This literary work was published in 1818, and excersises the many themes of lonliness, abandonment, neglect, and contradictory romance. While Shelley was writing this work or art, she was unaware of the fact that some day this would become a phenomenom in the literature world.

In this novel, prominent character, Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, decides that he will create human life, from scratch. Victor took bolts, screws and dead corpse body parts to make something that he thought would be beneficial. When The Monster (as it is referred to in the book) comes alive, for his first few weeks of living he enjoys the simplicity of every minute of his new birth. He is gentle, filled with care, concern and curiosity into knowledge of how all the wonderful things around him come about. But, because of the hideous appearance bestowed upon him by his creator, society rejects him. Even before they give him a chance to express himself and continue his quest for knowledge, he is sent to live in the forest alone. The Monster then speaks to Victor Frankenstein and asks him for a companion, someone as hideous as him that he can confide in, love and trust. While The Monster said this, he also mentioned that he will harm Frankenstein's family if he does not have a companion of his kind. Victor declines and because of this action, The Monster is angered and becomes bitter and careless of all the wonder and beauty surrounding him.

Contradictory to the negative themes of this novel, a sense of romance comes into play. For example, the style is a little gothic but Shelley tends to incorporate the scenery, such as the mountains and villages, with a sense of grace. The Monster is searching as well for romance, and when he learns that his society is unattracted to him, he then turns to the life giver of the dead corpse pieces, Victor Frankenstein. After denouncing to build him a companion, The Monster then becomes viscous. The romance of the novel is also found by the way Shelley writes this novel. The dramatic scenes and settings make the reader feel a sense of gothic, dark romance. An eerie feeling is overwhelming to the reader of this novel when he or she reads upon how the scenery is. The descriptive words, make the book feel as if you are jumping into a whole new world. Most of how everything in the novel is set to be dark, quiet, and a little spine tingling to add to the dramatic ness of the plot of the story.

One of the popular and reoccurring themes in this novel is lonliness. The Monster is rejected from the society in which he was a part of, and all he wanted to do was to be accepted and educated in his quest for feeding his curiosity and understanding. As The Monster goes on wondering about all the good that is around him, he never gets the chance of basic education. Because The Monster is alone all the time, this might have led up to physiological harm to himself causing destruction to Frankenstein's family. This unruly act is brought on because of the fact that no one is teaching or helping The Monster differentiate between right and wrong. Throughout the novel, it is expressed that The Monster is abandoned by his creator too. The Monster endures the pain and sorrow of not knowing what it is like "to love and be loved in return." That is why it is a crucial and or a pivotal point in this science fiction story, that Frankenstein declines the life of a friend for The Monster at the expense that it took too long and was hard to create (also finding body parts, too).

Neglect as well, is a major role that reappears in the novel. Neglect goes hand in hand with lonliness and abandonment, but has a greater sense of empowerment of capturing the reader's emotion of sorrow. Neglect is a strong word and has a truth to it expressed I n this novel displayed in the scene when The Monster is in the woods. He has no one, nothing and no conception of how the world truly is. In this sense, The Monster has much of a relation to the comparison of a young child, starting in his or her early stages of life. After all, The Monster is created and does not have the support of any family members because he does not know the enjoyment of a family. Things such as a family, is something that we normally take for granted. Imagine being in The Monster's shoes, not knowing any one or anything, being scared, frightened, and don't even know what will happen next. The emotion of sorrow and pity are two that are greatly impacted by this key scene, because it is something that every one can relate to.

This science fiction novel, Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, expresses themes including romance, abandonment, lonliness, and neglect. This story us filled with mixed emotions that heighten how the characters act and the dialogue. It is hard not to feel sorry for the innocent in this novel. Throughout this story, Mary Shelley makes the reader feel as if he or she was a part or related so how to all the characters in some small way. This is by far one of the most excellent pieces of literature ever written.