Mary Shelley was one of the many influential writers of the Romantic time period, illustrating various ideals and concepts through her literary pieces. Though her literary novel of Frankenstein is seen mainly as a Romantic piece of writing Shelley broadens many different areas in conjunction with the tenets of Romanticism. One of the major aspects of her writings deals with the scientific and technological ideals of the time period. Being a learned scholar of the time Shelley incorporated her own views into Frankenstein as a reflection and reaction to the Enlightened and Romantic period.
             From an early age Shelley had been introduced to the world of science and human society through her parents. Frankenstein began with a dedication to her parents as well as incorporating many ideas that they held. Both Godwin and Shelley shared a passionate interest in the sciences, more specifically chemistry. Shelley had read many of the different publications of the time and was well aware the scientific theories and experiments. When it came time to construct the novel of Frankenstein Shelley developed her own ideas of science while finding methods to embody the contrasting scientific ideals of her previous readings. Shelley was able to develop a variety of messages through out the novel and expresses them equally through the literary use of theme. One may easily find the correlation within the themes of the novel in conjunction with the changing time periods. This relationship is slowly and methodically structured through the story of Victor and his creation of the gruesome monster.
             "I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation."
             After the preface of Frankenstein we follow Victor's journey from the beginnings of his first scientific inclination. His outdated studies of human philosophy and alchemy soon flourish into a full fledged quest in search of the mysteri...