Depicted in Switzerland, Frankenstain is a novel by Mary Shelley that involves a scientist obsessed about employing the power of thunders and later, a victim of his experiments.
After years far from home, the scientist Frankenstein is obsessed about thunders and its capability and strength. In fact, in an experiment he manages to create life through this mysterious power. A horrible being that flees and does not disturb the life of the scientist for a while. When the brother of Frankenstein is murdered and a relative unfairly condemned, he feels pressure an despair. His creation started a chain of crimes that would destroy his non existent peace.
The beast tries to reason with his creator by telling his story. This part is my favorite because the creature describes how his senses awaken. He analyses a poor family whose father is blind. He admires them because their humble spirit and noble ideals. However, when he tries to reason with the father, the son believes the beast is trying to harm them and attacks him. In this part, the "monster" realizes that nobody is going to appreciate him and fulfils his heart with desires of revenge. Hence, his petition is a partner as weird as him.
After many travels around Europe, Frankenstein tries to create the partner but his consciousness makes him aware that other creature would be capable of such horrible crimes. Therefore, he desists to create another one. The monster quietly threats him and warns about his presence during Frankenstein's wedding night. In fact, the monster kills Elizabeth during their honey moon and the father and one friend of the scientist.
These horrible situations lead the main character to have a resolution to kill his "son". He follows his track until Mediterranean without success. Once, he is tired and weak, he dies. The monster lies with deep regret in front of the body of his creator trying to explain his feelings.
The points I loved about this book were the reference to literature. The scientist starts loving Agripa and Saint Albertus Magnus. He advances towards more uptaded texts but he does not abandon those ancient ideas of science. The monster is also a good reader; actually, he mentions The Sorrows of Young Werter. Both of them are sensitive souls lost in their emotions and victims of the sight of others.
This novel made me meditate about the meaning of beauty in the novels of XIX century and early XX century. What were authors trying to tell us?
