Violence On Tv Essay, Research Paper

Frankenstein is a novel that was written by Mary Shelley. It was first published in 1818. The story was about a man named Victor Frankenstein who created a monster that committed a series of murders when he was rejected by society.

Mary Shelley was the author of the novel Frankenstein. She was born in August of 1797 and died in February of 1857, at the age of fifty-four. In the summer of 1816, Mary stayed with a poet named Byron. Also staying with Byron was his physician Polidori and Jane Clarmont, a short story writer. Byron suggested they should all write a horror story. This is when the story of Victor Frankenstein occurred to Mary. She said the story was born right out of a nightmare. At first, it was only meant to be a short story, but at the urging of her husband, she increased the story to its present length.

The novel took place in Geneva, Switzerland in the 1700s. Victor Frankenstein lived in a house near Lake Gevena: We possessed a house in Geneva, and a campagne on Belrive, the eastern shore of the lake, at the distance of rather more than a league from the city.

The house was near the Jura mountain range. Victor climbed the mountain when he sought solitude and consolation. The house itself was big and had an upstairs and downstairs. Much of the story unfolded in this house. However, Victor Frankenstein had previously attended the University of Ingolstadt for three years and this was where the monster was created.

As the plot begins an Arctic explorer named Robert Walton finds a man adrift in the sea outside his boat. He nursed the man back to health and finds he is Victor Frankenstein who tells the story of his life to Walton.

When Victor was young he was fascinated with life. He wanted to bring a creature to life. While attending the University of Ingolstadt, he created the monster and brought it to life. However, he became terrified of the creation and fled from it in horror. He became mentally sick and did not know the whereabouts of the monster.

One day Victor received a letter which informed him that his little brother had been killed. A maid that was a close friend of the family was accused of the murder. Victor knew that the monster had killed his brother. However, the maid was found guilty and hung. Victor felt responsible for both deaths and climbed high into the Jura mountains behind his house, only to find the monster. The monster told Victor that he had learned to read and talk by watching a poor family. The monster demanded that Victor make him a companion; he promised to leave and never be seen again if it was made.

Victor decided to make a trip to Scotland, but was forced to bring his friend, Henry Clevral. As he worked on the project he decided not to make the companion. Eventually, the monster appeared and told Victor he would kill on his wedding night. Soon after, Victor found Henry Clevral dead. Victor decided to marry Elizabeth, his love since childhood. On the night of the wedding, Elizabeth was killed by the monster. Victor then pledged to find and destroy the monster. The pursuit led Victor to the Arctic where he died. After his death, the monster appeared and told Robert Walton he would kill himself. As the story ended, the monster jumped on a raft and disappeared into the darkness.

One of the main characters of the story was the monster. The monster remained unnamed throughout the novel. He had yellow skin and black hair. His teeth were white and he had black lips. His eyes were a dull yellow color and were sunk deeply into his head, His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes that almost seemed the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.

The monster was tall and strong. He was created by Victor Frankenstein and was a victim of misunderstanding. Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in a British dialect. She used verbose phases throughout the story. Some of these phrases were superfluous. Besides, in drawing of my early days, I also record those events which led, by insensible steps, to my after tale of misery: for when I would account to myself for the birth of that passion which afterwards ruled my destiny, I find it arise, like a mountain river, from ignoble and almost forgotten sources; but, swelling as it proceeded, it became the torrent which, in its course, has swept away all my hopes and joys.