“An overview and analysis of Frankenstein”

Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, describes the events that occur in a young scientist’s life in this incredible yet horrific book. This is a story told by Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, to Robert Walton, a sea captain. Victor, as a young boy, is fascinated with natural science and ultimately produces a monstrous creature. Victor finds that the creature is frightening and rejects it. When the creature goes into various villages and towns, people are fearful and hurt him. Finally, the creature resorts to murder and kills the people closest to his creator, Victor. The monster also has a story to tell when he finds Victor in the mountains. When the monster finds that humans reject him, he flees in to the woods and finds a poor family living in a cottage. He is, at first sensitive, when he watches the DeLacey family. He learns their language and even helps them with a few chores secretly. After a year of watching the family, the monster decides to meet them. After b...