Frankenstein Summary and Analysis

The story starts with a man named Walton traveling in the Arctic Circle. He meets Victor Frankenstein, who begins to tell him his life story. Victor lived a good life with his family and his adopted sister Elizabeth. In his college years, he creates a "monster" out of human remains. The Monster is hideous, so Frankenstein does what he does best and runs away from his problem. He continues to live his life until he hears about the death of his cousin. Curious, he goes back home and is met by the Monster. The Monster, who is now articulate and intelligent, tells Victor about his life, like the family in the cottage and his readings of books like Paradise Lost. At the end of his story, he commands Victor to make him a female companion so they can live a life away from society. Victor agrees, but then soon goes back on his word. He refuses and faces the wrath of the Monster. The Monster kills his wife. Victor chases him all the way to the Arctic Circle. Victor meets Walton, tells Walton his story and then dies. The Monster shows up and tells Walton that he will be committing suicide.

Frankenstein tries to play God, but it ultimately fails. He lacks the charisma and the power to fill that role. When he sees the Monster he runs away, being a classic deadbeat dad. He does this because he created the Monster in his own image, and his own image is so horrifying, all he can do is run away. The Monster represents something scary to the people of the world, the result of breaking the natural order. This frightens them so the Monster is then ostracized. He is also the direct result of people  judging a book by its cover. People jump to conclusions, thus missing out on a great mind in their society.