Use Of Cautionary Tale In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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The book Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is from the 19th century. The main character and narrator of the book, Victor Frankenstein, goes to college and learns science. He later studies and becomes obsessed with natural philosophy. He then becomes determined to unnaturally create a new life form. When Victor Frankenstein does finally master his creation, the creature that he created turned out to be hideous. “A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy demon, to whom I had given life” (Shelley 83). He was so horrified by the monster that he created that, he …show more content…
It warns the audience that something is later to come in a story. Many authors use the technique of a cautionary tale in their writings to send a message to their readers of foreshadowed events. They also use cautionary tales to give meaning to information without hinting any clues as to what it means and/or it’s significance to the readers. Cautionary tales allow readers to examine the material and develop a meaning and interpretation of what the underlying message is that the author created. The book Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is in fact a cautionary tale. Throughout the entire novel many subliminal messages were expressed to lead the reader to gain an understanding of the message she was …show more content…
There have been many attempts to recreate the form of life unnaturally. In today’s 21st century the development of cloning has been created as a way of recreating life. Cloning is when the genetic makeup of an organism is copied and duplicated to recreate the same exact organism identical to the original one’s genetic makeup. The process of cloning is artificial and unnatural, similar to the doings of Victor Frankenstein when he created a new form of life. However, although there have been practices for the creating of unnatural cloning, there is a natural form of cloning that exists. This form can occur through asexual and sexual reproduction. The clones are classified as identical twins who have almost exact same genetic makeup and DNA as the other. The uses of cautionary tales by authors is to get the reader’s attention to see the bigger picture. Authors want their audience to understand what problems may occur and to understand the meaning that they possess. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein resembles the work of a cautionary tale by sending subliminal messages throughout her novel to her audience. She creates a series of events and problems that occur to portray a message that nature and god’s creations should not be altered or
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