xample of the doctors unwillingness to learn about the monster just proves that beauty in fact does lie within and people need to look for this before judging a book by its cover. Another relation to ones life in the novel is the importance of ones family and friends. It is obvious that Dr. Frankenstein loses many friends and members of his family because of his unwillingness to listen. The monster only wants a mate, a partner. Frankenstein does not want to hear the monsters plea, and since he will not pay attention to this request, the creature kills off people that were important to the doctor. Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy- to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim (127). By reading this tragic part of the story, readers are taught to live every day to its fullest and to not take anything for granted. Readers are taught to say, I love you to the people who mean everything to them whenever it is necessary. I love you can never be said too much. One final way that Frankenstein can relate to life is by realizing that work isnt the most important thing in life. Throughout the story, Dr. Frankenstein puts his entire life on hold so that he can complete his work. Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow-creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime (60). His love life and family life all suffer as a result and Frankenstein seems to grow apart from his family and friends. Readers of Frankenstein hopefully see that it is important to always keep in mind the people that love them. Future generations reading Shelleys work of art still realize the moral values. They still have resonance. Because Shelley does an excellent job in teaching morals related to everyday life many films have derived from the horror novel. Frankenstein has become a celebrated work of art that has been r...
