When I first thought of Frankenstein, the image of a large green monster similar to what is seen on television shows (i.e.: The Monsters) immediately came to mind. I pictured him as disproportioned and evil, attacking anything he sees. I thought of him to have superhuman strength, enough to subdue any mortal being under his command. Concerning the story of Frankenstein, I was under the impression that the novel would be mainly about the …showed first 75 words of 228 total…

…showed last 75 words of 228 total…Frankenstein’s wrath were true, overall the novel focused on the theme (one theme at least) of alienation. The monster Frankenstein created, despite what I had previously thought, might have actually been raised as a civilized and “normal” human being if his creator had not abandoned him. At the end of the novel, I was questioning myself as to who was really the monster in the novel – Victor Frankenstein, or the being he had created?