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.