Frankenstein Case

Mary Shelly's Frankenstein brings the reader into a place where they must decide what is right and what is wrong. The reader meets a scientist by the name of Victor Frankenstein, a master of modern science. Frankenstein becomes captivated with the "secret of life", and decides to construct a monster of his own once he has procured this knowledge to do so. Frankenstein them creates a monster out of human body parts, but is horrified by his appearance. Victor abandons his creature which leads the monster to kill Frankenstein's childhood friend, youngest brother, and his wife. The novel constitutes many questions such as if they agree with Frankenstein's plan to create a new life as if he were God and whether or not the creature would abandon his creature who only wanted to fit into society.

Among these many questions the reader struggles with is a rather thought provoking one: the readers view on what Victor Frankenstein has done. Victor has ultimately played God and created a life and the reader may find this to be barbaric and horrifying but some may find it fascinating. Some readers would agree with Victor's terror and scare and would also have abandoned the creature. Others may feel like it was Victor's responsibility to care for this monster since he went against the laws of nature to make it. Some would say that it is Victors own fault since his act of creation results in the destruction of everyone he cares for. The reader must decide for themselves whether they believe it was okay for Frankenstein to create a life and if abandoning his own creation was right or wrong. There is must confusion for any reader because they may find it fascinating to make a new life but at the same time they may find it unethical.

Another question the reader must consider is how the creature is treated. Victor Frankenstein has created this being who is then abandoned by his creator. The monster has the mind of a child and is left to learn on his own but is shunned by the world that he longs to be a part of. He is alone and readers may feel for the creature. The monsters kinder side is shown when he assists some peasants and saves a girl from drowning but because of his appearance he is treated with hatred and disgust. The monster eventually begins to hate himself and seeks revenge on the man that made him that way. Some readers begin to feel sympathy for this creature who only wanted to be loved. Others may side with Victor Frankenstein and despise the creature and want to destroy it. The monster asks his creator for a companion after all of this solitude. The one thing this monster had asked for and Victor had destroyed his progress on it. This made the monster even angrier and some readers may agree with the monster since Victor had broken his promise to the monster.