Themes
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Theme is a unifying idea or motif in a work of art.
In Frankenstein some themes are the superficiality of humans, the danger of intelligence, and of course monsters. |
Frankenstein's monster is easily one of the most recognizable creatures in literature and is an excellent example of having too much knowledge for one's own good. Victor obsesses over his creation and makes it as perfect as he possibly can, only to later on not be able to beat it because it's too perfect.
The story also demonstrates how people are accepting to the unfamiliar or the ugly. Frankenstein had tried to befriend the old blind man and they were getting along well before Felix chased him off upon first sight. Frankenstein is all about judging books by their covers and then eventually being bit in the butt for it. Victor hated his monster from the beginning and then later on when the monster tried to talk to him and convince him to make a mate for him, he didn't and his creation ended up becoming the monster Victor always thought he was. |