The Transformation Of Frankenstein In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In the fictional story of "Frankenstein," written by Mary Shelley, the main characters change through-out the chapters and letters. In the letters, the main character is Robert Walton. He is writing letters to his sister about his journey. As time progresses, in chapter 1, the main character changes to Victor and tells of his research, creation, and attempted extinction of the creature, but for a few chapters, the main character is the creature, specifically chapters 11 to 16. The creature was against Nature, meaning it should not have existed. The creature was created and envisioned by Victor Frankenstein. He wanted to make a perfect being in his own image. He wanted it to be able to be coherent, move, and talk the way he does and also have emotion. It was created out of multiple beings: humans and animals. It was made from the scraps that victor found of anything he could find that was available and in some what good condition. He created it to his own specifications, being bigger than an actual person so he could …show more content…
He returned home and killed Victors brother ,William, and his maid. He then went to Victor and asked him to make him a bride. Victor designed the creature a wife, but after starting to create her, the losses outweighed the gains and he through the body into the ocean while he was in England. The monster was sad and angry about Victors decision because is Victor went through with the creation, he would have left to Antarctica, been secluded, and never returned to Victor or the world. He went to Victors wedding and shortly after, killed his wife Elizabeth. Victor vowed to find and kill the creature. He spent the rest of his life looking for him and died in the end on a ship. He told Robert to finish what he started, but when Robert found the monster, he sat down and listened to his story. The creature, having only talked to him, let him live and
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