Frankenstein

This article is about book by Mary Shelley. For the village in Germany, see Frankenstein, Saxony.

Frankenstein is an 1818 novel by the English writer Mary Shelley. The novel is about a young man who makes a monster by bringing a dead body back to life. The man's name is Victor Frankenstein.

Many people call the monster Frankenstein as well. "Frankenstein the scientist created Frankenstein the monster."

Plot

Frankenstein was a scientist who tried to make life. He stitched together parts from dead bodies(such as criminals executed at the gallows) and resurrected it back to life. The person was a monster. The monster scared Frankenstein. Frankenstein ran away. The monster was sad and angry. He saw a family. The monster learned to talk. The family made him leave. The monster killed Frankenstein's brother. The monster blamed Justine. Justine was killed. The monster talked to Frankenstein. He wanted Frankenstein to make a woman. The monster wanted to live with the woman. Frankenstein started to make the woman. He stopped. Frankenstein did not[make the woman. The monster was angry. The monster killed Frankenstein's friend, Henry Clerval, and also Frankenstein's wife. Frankenstein chased the monster to the Arctic. Frankenstein met Captain Walton. Frankenstein went onto Captain Walton's ship. Frankenstein and Captain Walton talked. Frankenstein died. The monster saw Frankenstein. The monster wanted to kill himself because he felt lonely. So he did.

Background

Mary Shelley was married to a poet named Percy Shelley. She was 16 when she thought of the story of Frankenstein but she actually wrote the story when she was 18. The book was published when she was 19 but her name was not put on the first edition in London. Her name only appeared on the second edition which was made in London.