Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Book Analysis The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley and first published in 1818. The story is about a man named Victor Frankenstein who created a monster and thus messed which nature, which came back to haunt him. When rejected by society, the monster committed a series of murders to spite his creator. The novel took place in Geneva, Switzerland in the 1700's. Victor Frankenstein lived in a house never Lake …
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…is "don't judge a book by its cover." The monster is not accepted into society because of its appearance. Even though the monster was calm and gentle, the people rejected him and attempted to destroy him. Since he was not accepted by society, he committed a series of murders in search for his creator, Victor Frankenstein. The people should not have made judgement based on his appearance, but on the moral content of his character.