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Examples Of Shelly's Message In Frankenstein

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Throughout the novel it goes into great depth about if a person is treated and raised badly they will ultimately turn out bad/ or evil if you will. Shelly’s message is that a person should not play or act upon the role as God because it is not the natural place of humans to be gods, because Victor Frankenstein is going against god 's will and natural order, God retaliated by planning to destroy victor or anybody else that goes against his will or the natural way of life which serves as a warning. When the monster first narrates, this shows him to be extremely vulnerable, for when he wants the de Lacey family to be a part of his life, he puts his heart and soul into trying to achieve this and in his eyes they are the prime example of human kindness,

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