Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
             Mary Shelly originally wrote Frankenstein as a short story in 1816. Her and three others made a bet as to who could write the best horror story, and Shelley decided to write Frankenstein based on reoccurring dreams she was having. After completing the short story, she presented it to her husband, the renowned poet Perry Shelly, who further encouraged her to extend it into a novel, thus the version of Frankenstein we have today. The novel is comprised of two main characters: Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Although most of the novel is written from Victor's point of view, the monster is allowed to narrate via Frankenstein recounting a conversation.
             The character Frankenstein was born a Swiss in Geneva. His parents were relatively wealthy, and provided all that they could for him. They were also caring and given individuals, and adopted a young girl from a poor home, giving Frankenstein a sister, Elizabeth. The siblings befriended a young boy by the name of Henry Clerval, and the three grew united. As Victor got older, he began to fanatically read books about scientific philosophy. These science books, however, were not particularly scientific via chemical explanations, but more explored the world of fantasy. It was these books that not only sculpted young Victor's mind, but filled him with vigor and a keen eagerness to learn. This eagerness was so intense that while Victor is working on experiments, he drove himself into solitude, even becoming mentally and physically ill from lack of nutrition. Though not as obvious, Frankenstein was somewhat of what today would be called a "mad scientist." At a more in-depth !
             view of Frankenstein, the character is used to display the chaos resulting from man playing God. During his experiment, Mother Nature plagues him with sickness. Once the monster is complete, nature further punishes him with the deaths of numero...