r Frankenstein was born in Geneva. Victor showed an early promise in the natural sciences. When he grew older, his father sent him to the University of Ingolstadt. Victor learned all that the university could teach him in the natural science field. One day while studying, Victor stumbled across the secret of creating life and once he had the knowledge he couldnt rest until he could create a living being (Magill 2154).Frankenstein compares himself with the prince of over reachers.Like an archangel who aspired to omnipotence, I am chained in an eternal hell.His experiments seem most unnatural. The experiments Frankenstein participates in are not an inspiring sight (Kiely 3209). Instead of creating a creature that would love, Frankenstein has created death (Magill 2156). The only crime that Frankenstein has committed is a sin against society (Goldberg 3206).Frankenstein has realized that the creature he has created is an abomination (Kiely 3210). The creation is abandoned and left alone. Rejected from society, the monster hides. For a long time in hiding, the monster observes a family through a crack in the wall. The monster watches the DeLaceys and, in time, learns to read, write, and speak (Goldberg 3207).The monster realizes that the more knowledge that he gains about the nature of good and its dependence upon social interaction, the more he recognizes the impossibilities of immersing himself into it. The monster discovers that his fate is determined once the DeLaceys reject his friendly advances. The monster then declares everlasting war on the human race (Goldberg 3207). Shelley uses this scene to show her readers the isolation from society is brought forth by society itself (Kiely 3208).Shelleys style of writing is mostly recognizable to that of Gothic Romance (Rieger 3213). Although Shelly shared her husbands fascinations with natural sciences, it would be a mistake to call Frankenstein a pioneer work of science fict...
