Creating The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Many people would say that moving forward in scientific discoveries is an essential part in helping to advance society. Newly found scientific discoveries are usually applauded by society, especially if the discovery explains something that was once misunderstood about life. However in Frankenstein, Shelley uncovers the possible negative side of discovering more than one bargained for in one’s experiments. Frankenstein, a young and eager-to-learn scientist, decides to experiment with creating life because he thought that no harm could come from creating more life. The twist in the plot came when Frankenstein’s creation turned into an uncontrollable monster that used its gift of life to destroy the gifts of others. Frankenstein was distraught

His family became deeply troubled when the monster, looking to seek revenge against his creator, killed Frankenstein’s younger brother and his beloved cousin and wife. The monster wanted revenge against Frankenstein because Frankenstein ignored him and his pleas for love. Creating the monster a mate may not have been the wisest choice but ignoring the monster all together was definitely dangerous. Frankenstein could no longer be completely separated from society after his brother’s death because he had to track down and kill his monster. However he remained estranged from society because of the emotional burden of guilt he had to carry around with him for the rest of his life. No other human could comprehend the consequence of extreme guilt following him around forever. Not only was his family broken but his spirit was also broken. All Frankenstein could focus on now was killing his creation. He had to distance himself from his family and lifelong love because being too close to anybody was like target to the monster. When he tried to marry his loving cousin, she was killed by the monster. All of the Frankenstein family was deeply affected by her death because she held the family together and represented hope for normal days. Even his friends weren’t safe from the monster. His best friend was killed by the monster to get attention from Frankenstein. If Frankenstein had tried to befriend and love his creation, the monster may not have ever turned into a monster. But because Frankenstein choose to turn away from his monster and become a recluse from society, the monster lashed out and tried to hurt as many people close to Frankenstein as