Students’ Questions about Literature Page 77

Mary Shelley created Frankenstein.

Walton discovers that the creature is intelligent and can speak.

The novel ends with Frankenstein’s monster killing Frankenstein in revenge and then dying himself.

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818.

The novel Frankenstein is about a creature that is created by a scientist and then rejected by society. Mary Shelley was interested in exploring what it means to be human, and she also wanted to warn people about the dangers of playing with nature.

Frankenstein and Prometheus are both characters that are created by man.

Frankenstein is the modern Prometheus because it is a story about a man who creates life and is subsequently punished for his hubris.

Frankenstein is a novel by Mary Shelley that was first published in 1818. The novel has been classified as both science fiction and horror.

The overarching topic found in Frankenstein is that of science and its potential to do harm.

Frankenstein created the monster in an attempt to play God and create life. However, the monster turned out to be a hideous creature that terrified Frankenstein.