Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Frankenstein is a science fiction novel by Mary Shelley. Novel is also full of Gothic elements.

It is about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who joines the different body parts of the corpses and creates a Monster. Horrified by the uglinesss of Monster, Victor leaves him. Later on Monster takes revenge and kills all the near and dear  of Victor.

Entire novel is written in epistolary form. Captain Waldon writes a letter from ship to her sister.Captain was sailing deep into Northern side. There he saw a strange creature. Then they rescue a man- named Victor, who tells his own story to Waldon.

It seems that momster is a devil- who is responsible for the ruin of Victor. But Mary Shelley has given beautiful lines to the Monster also. when we read Monster's narrative it creates sympathy for him.

Reading books like this gives understanding of the fact that there is no totality of truth or Right and wrong. everything depends on perspective. we are generally habituated to look from self centred point of view. we may be right from our point of view. But at the same time if we change the perspective other is also right. in real life we need to give scope to other to present themselves.