"Frankenstein"

Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" develops the theme of alienation and isolation which in result shows the reader in detail the society's assumptions and moral values. Throughout the elaborate novel the creature Victor Frankenstein created is the main focus of alienation. Some writer's say that this theme of alienation originate from a variety of elements, such as Mary Shelley's father, William Godwin, who believed that if one is to be isolated they will turn violent. This theme …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…logical thinking. Throughout this intriguing and morbid novel Mary Shelley does a brilliant job of portraying to the reader through the theme of alienation just how irrational and stupid society's beliefs are towards others who do not look attractive or aesthetically pleasing. Society as a whole is quick to erupt in violent gesticulations and behavior when addressing one who is distinct. There was no trial, no jury, the sentence for the creature was executed immediately.