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.

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.

The real monster in Frankenstein is the doctor who created him.

Despite what is depicted in popular culture, Frankenstein is the name of the doctor, not the monster.

Both Victor and Walton are driven by a desire to achieve something great.