Frankenstein is a novel that was originally written in 1818 by Mary Shelley. It is simply put about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who gave life to a monster unknowing of the future consequences. Victor is the main protagonist in the novel, who came from a wealthy family from Geneva with many siblings. Being that the story takes place in the 1700’s, there are many aspects of the novel today’s reader will not be used too, such as Victor and Elizabeth (Victor’s cousin) fall in love and want to get married. Victor’s parents Alphonse and Caroline, also have a different relationship, being Caroline is Alphonse’s best friend’s daughter. Justine is adopted into the Frankenstein family, but is framed for the murder of William, the youngest sibling of the Frankenstein’s, and is executed. Victor soon leaves for school to further his studies and meets Henry Clerval who becomes his boy hood friend. Victor then creates life to a monster, unknowingly that this monster would ruin Victor’s life and many others, but who actually is this monster?
The monster terrorized many people in the novel. After realizing he was hideous and that there was no help for him, it was his way of adapting to this idea. He learned to speak, and to read, and almost the whole language just by spying on the family of Felix and Agatha. He had no sense of right or wrong because he even tried to help the family after finding out that they were poor. The day he finally presented him self to De Lacey, when the family entered, his appearance stunned them, and Felix attacked and drove the monster out. This led to the monster’s downfall, he started to act in monstrous ways that terrorized the people of Geneva.
The monster stumbled across Victor’s journal in the novel, revealing to him all of Victor’s plans, and why he was created. Angered by this, the monster wanted a companion just like him so he didn’t feel as lonely. In the Journal he learned his creators name, and where he was from. So the monster was off to Geneva to find him. On his travels to Geneva, the monster found a young boy, who just so happened to be Victor’s little brother. The boy had a picture of Victor on him. The poor child was soon murdered by the monster and the death was blamed on Justine. It was at this point the audience knew the monster was evil.
At the end of the day, the monster didn’t need to settle his anger’s in these such violent ways, however, the monster had no sense of right or wrong. Almost like a child, he was eager to learn. He soaked up the knowledge from the family in the cottage, but at the same time felt deceived because he was not human. He felt like the whole world was against him. He did not need to kill. He could have tried to befriend Victor and ask for his help rather than demand it. Yes the monster didn’t ask for the life he had, but he could have made it easier.
