Frankenstein. The creature in Frankenstein plays an important role in the novel. Mary Shelly writes good and bad aspects of the creature, that makes the audience sympathise for it

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Frankenstein is a Gothic horror novel written in 1816 by Mary Shelly. Shelley had set Frankenstein in the year of 1794 – the turn over of the century – the era of scientific advancements. Mary Shelley describes a portrayal of the monster in Frankenstein and comments on her time throughout her novel. Shelley explores the conflict of science and religion, and uses this idea in her own novel to describe the advancement of science in her time, and how the idea of religion and “playing God” had a significant impact in the book. During the time when Mary Shelley was writing her novel, she was reading a book called “Emile” written by Rousseau. In this book he argues that man’s nature is harmless but that men are made evil by society. Men become monsters; by the way they are treated. However, he says that a man abandoned to himself in the midst of other men from birth would be the most disfigured of all. This debate is at the heart of the book: the monster is born good but becomes wicked because people abuse and reject him. Worst of all, his creator Victor Frankenstein refuses to grant him his natural right of freedom, equality and fraternity.

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The creature in Frankenstein plays an important role in the novel. Mary Shelly writes good and bad aspects of the creature, that makes the audience sympathise for it. The monster was at first described ugly by the creator himself Victor Frankenstein in Chapter 5 “How can I describe my emotions of catastrophe” and where Victor describes the horrid complexion of each part of the creature. In the novel, Victor also describes the creature in parts, making it sound inhuman. Victor then goes on saying “His jaws open”. The word “jaws” refers to animals such as Dogs, and it shows ...

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