Frankenstein By Mary Shelley Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein was written in a period of two years, starting in 1816, ending in 1818. It underwent multiple revisions after publishing, but its plot remained largely the same throughout the versions. Both Mary Shelly and her husband Percy Shelley contributed to the novel, Mary the prose, Percy the poetry. This novel is famous on many levels: First, it is famous as one of the best pieces of horror fiction to …showed first 75 words of 1516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1516 total…performance record for either man. The monster’s only purpose is to fit into society. After he repeatedly fails (See above themes for details), his only goal is revenge upon his creator. Paradoxically, his very existence is revenge enough, and both man and beast are destroyed in the process. Frankenstein dies while pursuing the monster, and the monster goes off to die in the ice when he realizes that he no longer has a purpose.