Frankenstein

             1) The author's topic subject was on Science Fiction and Horror. The entire story was fiction and some parts had horror parts to it as well.
             2) A man named Robert Walton is preparing for a long expedition in the Arctic in his boat. During the trip he sees Victor Frankenstein, then Frankenstein begins his story. Victor's passion for the sciences is very strong, and he had studied in his youth. Victor's mother died when he was age 17, and that is when he decides that he will discover a way to rid the world of sickness and death, so people could stay with each other forever. Victor went on to medical school, and after many intense years of research and study Victor gathers enough parts from cadavers to begin creating life which he believes will be much better than our existence. Victor is a likable character because his intentions are good; all he wanted to do was conquer death and illnesses. Victor finally creates life in the form of a man; with many parts sewn together it has made his creation hideous. Victor, not believing he had done, became frightened and ran away from the "monster". Victor, who made judgment by relating ugliness with evil, automatically rejects the monster. Later, Victor's brother, William, is found strangled and the primary suspect is a girl who had grown up with Victor, Justine Moritz. Victor knows immediately that she didn't do this, but Victor was not able to help her because the townspeople immediately hang her. Victor decides he would prefer to live in the solitude of nature where he meets with the monster that he thinks has been dead for the last two years. The monster has learned how to speak, read, and write, he had learned of his creation from a diary Victor had kept and the monster had found it in an old coat. It told Victor that he had lived in a shack and observed the family and that is how he learned speech, reading, and writing, the Monster also said tha...

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