Frankenstein- by Mary Shelly (my thoughts)

   Once finishing the book Frankenstein, my thoughts is that i'm impress on how well Mary Shelly created the story and characters such as Victor Frankenstein's monster.  Learning that Mary wrote the story when she was 18 years old, blows my mind on how far a persons thought and idea can go and to see the outcome of the long process.

  I feel that the story makes you question on subjects like, who was the true evil, what is a monster, who has the right to give/create life and take on its responsibilities and can we see past something thats so deformed and different and see the sweet innocence and kindness that they may have deep inside. Victor Frankenstein was so fascinated with science and math and in his studies decided that he can try and create life. But the success of his work, he then created a monstrous figure that even Victor couldn't dare to look and feared. He should have made some hypothesis on what outcome would be for creating a strange figure. Victor should have been the one to teach him the ways of the world like how to read. The monster taught himself how to read, and observed the villagers actions and learn from them, he does this in hiding in the woods or hidden in a barn house.

   The Monster was really the one that should be cast as the villain in the story. True that he did murder the ones Victor knew and loves. But it was out of rage and frustration that even the monster's creator could look or be around him. All the monster wanted was to have someone, a companion and to never be alone with his deformed appearance. But besides his frustration, the monster was a very thoughtful and caring creature on the inside. When he was near a home of some villagers (a blind man and his children), he stayed hidden in near their house and observed and learned from them (but making sure they don't see him and scream and hurt him). At night, the monster would go into the woods and gather wood for his new friends. He also saved a little girl from drowning in a stream (a different girl, not one of the blind man's children). But when someone saw the monster holding the girl, they accuse him of hurting the child and attacked him without giving the monster a chance to explain himself. He learned that man will never take the time to show him kindness or affection. He was domed to be in a world that everyone hates him and hurts him.The more the monster learned from watching his villager friends to the acts of man kind on him, the more sad and angry he became and it was all towards Victor. The Monster vowed vengeance on him and to make him suffer. Perhaps that is why he murder anyone that knew or related to Victor. So that Victor could feel the pain of being alone and heart broken like the monster.

   When the Monster ordered Victor to make him a companion, so that he won't be alone (to have another figure that looks like him. A female monster like him). Victor started making it, but then later refused to finish making the new Monster. Victor had terrible thoughts of more destruction and deaths that might come from them and affect man kind. Anger came to the Monster, and then the Monster ended the life of his creator. Even though the monster was angry at Victor for making him the way he was, without a purpose in life, being a called a monster when he has done so many good deeds, and not making a companion. Victor was the only one that the Monster had some sort of relation. Victor was in this case the creator and father to the monster. The Monster also took his life away, because he wanted all this madness to end. If he is dead then he will be at peace and not have to think or feel of being alone.

    This story was interesting and kept getting better as the chapters continued. It's nice to know more of the story than the movies show. With every detail of the characters, comes more of an image of who they are and the feelings and problems that they are facing. I'm glad I finish the book and to my surprise really enjoyed it. Now I will remember the story of Frankenstein.