Mary Shelly Frankenstein

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Mary Shelly’ Frankenstein

The great story of ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelly is about the scientific works of Victor Frankenstein. A monster was created by him, through the use of body parts collected from dead human beings. In turn, the monster is not accepted by society, as it is considered as being an outcast. Frankenstein’s life was extremely miserable as most of his family was murdered by the monster and this includes his wife, friend and brother. The monster sort to seek revenge on Victor, as he had made his appearance scary and evil, thus not accepted in society. It seems that Victor was involved in his own experiments, not taking into account any ethical concerns. The result is that he ended creating a monster that would live a miserable life.

From this passage, it is evident that there is a theme, pursuing knowledge that is extremely dangerous. The latter, is the main theme in Mary Shelly’s novel. Secrets, which exist concerning the life of human beings, as well as the limit of human beings, are denied by Victor. Despite him being aware that it is not morally acceptable to bring life to the dead, he still continued to do so. On the other hand, the same pursuit of dangerous knowledge was seen in the expedition by Robert Walton. According to history, many other people had attempted to reach the North Pole and found it difficult, yet he insisted on doing so. It is extremely dangerous for people to pursue the impossible, as the results are detrimental. For example, the monster created by Victor, murdered people who were close to him. Fortunately, Walton escaped death after listening to Victor’s narration, and thus, his mission to the North Pole abandoned. The excessive thirst of knowledge by Victor is what leads to his downfall.