Frankenstein

After reading the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, for the second time, I have come to new realizations and different emotions I did not understand my first time reading the novel in High School. I genuinely feel sorry for the monster and I have come to realize this book is truly about discrimination and its outcomes. The monster was strongly discriminated by society due to his appearance, which only lead to him being lonely and developing stronger feelings about how much he hates society.

Additionally, I have realized how irresponsible Victor is. It has become so obvious to be that Victor is just a careless young man, still fresh out of college. He created a literal human being that walks and talks, not realizing that he would have to be responsible for it. He then leaves his creation to figure out society on his own, when the creature is technically a baby when he first begins to explore. Victor does not take any responsibility for his actions, which only leads to harm and destruction when the monster is rejected from society. The monster murders numerous people due to his feelings of rejection and loneliness. If Victor had just created a companion for the monster, none of this would have happened.

The story of Frankenstein only becomes more and more intriguing after each read. It is so interesting to discover new details in the novel that I did not notice during my first read. I really enjoy this book and would read it all over again.