Mary Shelley Frankenstine

Type of Work: Conceptual horror novel Setting Switzerland; late 1700s Principal Characters Robert Walton, an explorer attempting to sail to the North Pole Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a "monster" Clerval, Frankenstein's friend The Monster, Frankenstein's angry, frustrated, and lonely creation Story Overveiw His ship surrounded by ice, Robert Walton watched with his crew as a huge, misshapen "traveller" on a dog sled disappeared across the ice. The next morning, as the fog …

…Along with her exposition of the dangers and ethical dilemmas involved in experimenting with life, and her homily against judging by appearances, perhaps one of Shelley's most important contributions in Frankenstein is her brilliant portrayal of the male desire - conscious or unconscious to circumvent the role of woman in giving life. With a new focus on these deeper issues during the last half century, Frankenstein has achieved renewed status as a multidimensional literary classic.