Is the book Frankenstein by Margrete Lamond, originally written by Mary Sheley a tale or love or belonging?
I always thought the purpose of Frankenstein was to warn us that we are not gods, and that there are limits we were not meant to exceed. The creation of life is a duty relegated to God, or nature, or whichever creator you resign yourself to. When Frankenstein created the creature, he breached the boundaries of nature’s design, and therefore paid the due consequences. The monster’s rejection from society and eventual misery are also the burdens of Frankenstein, as it was he who introduced a life into a world that had nothing to do with its creation. The alternate title for the book was “The Modern Prometheus”. Consider Prometheus’s punishment for giving man fire, and how it parallels Frankenstein’s.
