Frankenstein | The Monster

The Monster
The monster is the secondary focus in Frankenstein; after all, he is the result of Victor’s perverse view of science, and of life. Literally sewn together from old body parts and animated by arcane chemicals and what must be lightning, he enters life and the novel a hulking, eight feet tall newborn baby. His “father’s” first act is to disown and abandon him – is it any wonder he goes on a rampage? Mary Shelley seems to be using the Monster as both a product of modern science’s...

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