Dangerous Knowledge And Secrecy In Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Frankenstein, a literary masterpiece far beyond its time, it was the first ever modern horror story. It seeks answers to questions people at the time were too afraid to ask. What would happen if you try to play God? What if you brought something back to life? By looking at Frankenstein, one can see that Mary Shelley included the themes of dangerous knowledge and secrecy because throughout her life she has had to deal with the death of everyone she has cared about, which is the same Victor Frankenstein, the only difference being is that the monster is the reason for all the deaths in Frankenstein’s life.

Mary Shelley born on August 30, 1997, in London, England.She was the daughter of philosopher and political writer,

But thankfully their fourth child, Percy Florence lived. He was the first of their children to live to adulthood. And the only one of their children to outlive their parents.

Being widowed at the young age of twenty-four forced Mary to work extra hard because she not only had to support herself but her son as well. She ended up releasing two more novels including Valpera and The Last Man. Instead of promoting her own novels she focused on promoting her husband 's poetry. Mary Unfortunately passed away at the age of Fifty-three from brain cancer in, London, England. She was buried in St. Peter’s Church, right next to her mother and father. Almost a full century later her final book Mathilde was released, 1950’s.

As he arrives home he finds out that an innocent girl named Justine Moritz has been accused, tried and executed for the murder. Victor knowing who the real murderer feels guilty. Hoping to forget everything he takes a vacation to the mountains. While sightseeing at a nearby glacier, the monster approaches him and Victor immediately begins to accuse him of the murder. Feeling lonely and shunned the monster wanted to get back at his cruel creator. “I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me, but one as deformed as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same defects. This being you must create.”(Frankenstein). With the monster demanding a companion, Victor refuses not wanting to create another monstrosity, but being eloquent and persuasive the monster convinces Victor to create him a companion. Victor heading back to try to repeat his first success isolates himself in an island located in the