Frank Essay, Research Paper
This is an English book report on “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley Frankenstein The story
of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is about a man who created something that messes with
nature, and nature came back to mess with him because nature is more powerful than
man. Victor Frankenstein was very interested in natural philosophy and chemistry and
basically tried to play G-d by creating life. When he found the secret of activating dead
flesh, he created a superhuman being composed of rotted corpses. What he did was
considered unthinkable, and he was haunted by his own creation. When the monster
escaped, Frankenstein knew that he had to deal with the consequences of what the
monster might do. Frankenstein received a letter one day which informed him of his
younger brother William’s murder, and immediately suspected that he was responsible,
for he was the creator of the hideous monster. A friend of the family named Justine
Moritz was the “presumed” murderer, and Frankenstein was determined to prove her
innocent. Circumstantial evidence, however, led the courts to believe Justine guilty,
because found in her pocket was a photograph which had belonged to William. Justine
had been put to death, and Frankenstein had yet to find his creation. Finally, upon their
meeting, the monster confessed to his creator of what he had been through, how he was
rejected by society, and finally, how he had come to kill William. When William had
revealed his name to the monster, the monster immediately figured that by killing the
young boy, he would have revenge on Frankenstein for giving him life. The monster did
not understand the concept of right and wrong and he especially didn’t mean to kill
anybody. His expression of anger ended up being violent, even fatal to the victim, and it
just worked out that he killed people. As the monster’s story continued, he demanded of
Frankenstein a female mate who he can be with until his end, and promised to live away
from society. Frankenstein, meanwhile, tried to restore the monster’s demented mind so
he could live a normal life. Although at first Frankenstein agreed to create a friend for the
monster, he changed his mind for fear that between the two of them, his life, as well as
many others, would be in danger. The creature wanted revenge, and so everything
important in Frankenstein’s life ended up being destroyed, including his wife and best
friend.