Victor Frankenstein works day and night in a dark laboratory, occupied with strange tools and abandoned texts. Consumed with the theories of alchemy, the young scientist discovers a secret that could be a blessing or a curse. This frightening tale of the social and psychological notions of good and evil becomes a classic story that is sure to entertain readers in generations to come.
"Frankenstein will keep readers glued to the page. Full of breathtaking struggles, horror, and romance…Shelly is a fantastic writer who carries readers through this exhilarating story. Frankenstein is a shocking story of conquering life…and death."
-Alvin Chan & John Morris
Key Facts
Title : Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus
Author : Mary Wallstonecraft Shelley
Genre : Gothic Science Fiction
Setting (Time) : Eighteenth Century
Setting (Location) : Geneva; The Swiss Alps; Ingolstatd; England; Scotland; North Pole
Themes : Dangerous knowledge; Sublime nature; Texts; Secrecy; Monstrosity
Author : Mary Wallstonecraft Shelley
Genre : Gothic Science Fiction
Setting (Time) : Eighteenth Century
Setting (Location) : Geneva; The Swiss Alps; Ingolstatd; England; Scotland; North Pole
Themes : Dangerous knowledge; Sublime nature; Texts; Secrecy; Monstrosity
Major Characters
Victor Frankenstein
The young creator of the Monster is one of the stories main characters. He is the protagonist of the story, as it revolves around his life. He creates the Monster using the "secret of life" he discovers during his experiments... but he soon comes to regret it. Victor's family is murdered by the Monster in cold blood, so he resolves to chase it to the North Pole where an unexpected friend appears.
The Monster
The resultant of Victor Frankenstein's dark experiments. He is a giant, hulking mass of hatred, but he was not always like this. At the time of his conception he was innocent and just wanted love... but because of his gruesome appearance he could not find any. He asks Victor to make him a bride, but Victor refuses so the Monster works to destroy everything Victor loves... the Frankenstein family. Once murdering all Victor held dear, he leads him to the North Pole, where he escapes him.
Robert Walton
A young English explorer who journeys to the North Pole. While his ship is trapped in ice his crew spots a mysterious, gigantic man riding on a dog sled. Later that day they find another man floating on a stray chunk of ice with a sled and only one living dog. The man is revealed to be Victor Frankenstein, and the two become friends. Victor relates his astonishing life story to Walton, and so the entire story takes place in Walton's letters to England.
The young creator of the Monster is one of the stories main characters. He is the protagonist of the story, as it revolves around his life. He creates the Monster using the "secret of life" he discovers during his experiments... but he soon comes to regret it. Victor's family is murdered by the Monster in cold blood, so he resolves to chase it to the North Pole where an unexpected friend appears.
The Monster
The resultant of Victor Frankenstein's dark experiments. He is a giant, hulking mass of hatred, but he was not always like this. At the time of his conception he was innocent and just wanted love... but because of his gruesome appearance he could not find any. He asks Victor to make him a bride, but Victor refuses so the Monster works to destroy everything Victor loves... the Frankenstein family. Once murdering all Victor held dear, he leads him to the North Pole, where he escapes him.
Robert Walton
A young English explorer who journeys to the North Pole. While his ship is trapped in ice his crew spots a mysterious, gigantic man riding on a dog sled. Later that day they find another man floating on a stray chunk of ice with a sled and only one living dog. The man is revealed to be Victor Frankenstein, and the two become friends. Victor relates his astonishing life story to Walton, and so the entire story takes place in Walton's letters to England.
Minor Characters
Alphonse Frankenstein
He is Victor’s father. Alphonse consoles Victor in times of need.
Elizabeth Lavenza
An orphan who the Frankenstein family adopted. Elizabeth embodies the novel’s motif of passive women, as she waits patiently for Victor’s attention.
Henry Clerval
Victor’s childhood friend began to follow in Victor’s footsteps as a scientist. His cheerfulness counters Victor’s moroseness.
William Frankenstein
Victor’s youngest brother and the darling of the Frankenstein family. The monster strangles William in the woods outside Geneva in order to hurt Victor for abandoning him. William’s death deeply saddens Victor and burdens him with tremendous guilt about having created the monster.
DeLacy Family
The monster stayed at their cottage and learned the language. He approached the blind father, but he was chased out by the son, Felix.
M. Waldman
Victor's chemistry professor.
Justine Moritz
A young girl adopted into the Frankenstein household while Victor is growing up. Justine is blamed and executed for William’s murder.
Caroline Beaufort
The mother of Victor Frankenstein. She died from a fever when Victor was young.
He is Victor’s father. Alphonse consoles Victor in times of need.
Elizabeth Lavenza
An orphan who the Frankenstein family adopted. Elizabeth embodies the novel’s motif of passive women, as she waits patiently for Victor’s attention.
Henry Clerval
Victor’s childhood friend began to follow in Victor’s footsteps as a scientist. His cheerfulness counters Victor’s moroseness.
William Frankenstein
Victor’s youngest brother and the darling of the Frankenstein family. The monster strangles William in the woods outside Geneva in order to hurt Victor for abandoning him. William’s death deeply saddens Victor and burdens him with tremendous guilt about having created the monster.
DeLacy Family
The monster stayed at their cottage and learned the language. He approached the blind father, but he was chased out by the son, Felix.
M. Waldman
Victor's chemistry professor.
Justine Moritz
A young girl adopted into the Frankenstein household while Victor is growing up. Justine is blamed and executed for William’s murder.
Caroline Beaufort
The mother of Victor Frankenstein. She died from a fever when Victor was young.
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