Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley offers a vast amount of messages and lessons. Shelley spends a great amount of time articulating these themes through the different anecdotes Victor has to offer. The monster is telling a story to Victor when the monster recalls, “He raised her, and smiled with such kindness and affection that I felt sensations of a peculiar and overpowering nature” (Shelley 75). The theme being conveyed here pertains to ‘Family – Domestic Affections’. Throughout the last few chapters of the first eighty pages of the novel, the monster observes a family and beings to feel human emotions. The monster is experiencing brand new ideas every day and learning very rapidly. This family interacts in such a loving way and impacts the monster in a very positive manner. The monster begins to spend a great deal of his time thinking of how wonderful it would be to be a part of this family and join in on the love they share for each other. This theme helps to express that the monster is misunderstood by society. The monster is just like any other human beings because he has feelings and emotions and can think for himself. The monster just wants to find a loving home where he can feel as though he is creating happiness for others.