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Frankenstein Essay In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote a gothic novel called Frankenstein. It is about Victor Frankenstein, who intended to invent a 'beautiful' creature, but 'the beauty of the dream vanished'. Instead he created a repulsive monster that was rejected from society. Throughout the book Shelley instills both sympathy and antipathy in the reader for the monster. I will be exploring this through different elements like aesthetics, individual choice and God vs. Science. Victor placed his trust in scientific development and when the creature he created didn't turn out the way he wanted, he rejected it and also rejected himself. He set out to make a wonderful creature to prove science and individual genius could beat God. He managed to produce this creature but it wasn't so wonderful, it was a horrific, grotesque monster. 'A breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.' This shows that Victor was disgusted by his...

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