The novel is written in a very different way. It is written in three different narrations. The novel starts with Robert Walton, a friend of Frankenstein as a narrator. Then the narration is changed to Victor Frankenstein and at last to the monster.
This change in the narration describes the story very well as we know the feelings of each character. In this way, we can understand the story completely. The change in the narration also describes the perfect way of writing of Mary Shelley.
In chapter 5, Shelley has described the night in a very horrifying manner. The night was dreadful and cold. By using the settings, she is trying to describe the horrific monster. She wants the reader to be frightened by the settings of the night and the laboratory where parts of the dead body were scattered.
For example; at the beginning of chapter 5 the reader is drawn in by Victor’s words;
‘’I collected the instruments of life around me.’’
This shows the madness of Victor. Also, Shelley describes the rain as a source of horror in the night, because it
‘’Pattered dismally against the panes.’’
The monster was a creature who was more than horrible. His yellow skin and watery eyes made him look terrible. Even his creator was horrified when the monster opened his eyes. For example; Victor says;
‘’The beauty of the dream has finished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.’’
This shows how terrifying the monster was. As it was made from dead body’s parts, he was uglier than a mummy endued with animation, and Victor says;
‘’No mortal could support the horror of that countenance.’’
Mary Shelley has described Victor Frankenstein as an obsessed scientist. He is desperate for infusing life into an inanimate body. He is an artist as well. Victor has spent two years of his life to fulfil the task to take control over life and death.
Mary Shelley has described the monster as a horrifying, non-human creature. He was so ugly that he made his creator run away from his laboratory. Now Shelley describes how Victor refuses to accept his own creation and spends the night in agitation fearing the approach of the demonical corpse that he had given life to.
This novel has surprised readers for so many years because it was something that everybody was unaware of. This novel was a lesson to tell people that evil beings also have a heart. They can love and have feelings too. But this society never accepts those people who are not like them. This leads to hatred, fights and at last death. Mary Shelley has presented the novel in a very impressive way. The moral of the novel is that hatred only leads to disaster. Moreover, evil people have same feelings, same needs as human beings.
Audience have different reaction for this novel. Critics didn’t like it at first because they thought that the people who do not belong to a social society should be treated in the same manner as the monster was treated. But the general public did like the novel and still do. Because they thought that everyone should be treated in the same way. There shall be no partition in the society. That is why Mary Shelley has written this book, so she can tell the whole society what to do with those people who are living creatures but are not like us. We should accept everyone with their natures and physical appearances. The way we should treat a living creature should be decided by looking at his heart rather than face. If some one is loving and caring, we should love and care for him.
Hence, Mary Shelley has written the novel in a very impressive way, so she can tell the society how to treat different people around us.
