Frankenstein

... How does Mary Shelley present the creature created by Frankenstein? How does she show fears about early scientific progress? There are a number of messages in the novel 'Frankenstein' which Mary Shelley wants the reader to understand. One of the important messages which are made obvious by the author is the dangers of over ambition which leads to obsession. Shelley shows the dangers of scientific experiments that are not properly thought out or planned and not to take any shortcuts, therefore to take responsibility for are actions and to consider the consequences of our actions. Tackling the problem of prejudice in the novel 'Frankenstein', Shelley shows the reader how society judges the creature at their first glance, without getting to know him, and casting him out of society where he is not wanted, which, evidently, leads to his hatred of the human race. From the beginning of the novel the author highlights

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